Introducing Pharmaceutical Care to Primary Care in Iceland—An Action Research Study
Even though pharmaceutical care is not a new concept in pharmacy, its introduction and development has proved to be challenging. In Iceland, general practitioners are not familiar with pharmaceutical care and additionally no such service is offered in pharmacies or primary care settings. Introducing...
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ftopinvisindi:oai:opinvisindi.is:20.500.11815/373 2024-09-15T18:13:17+00:00 Introducing Pharmaceutical Care to Primary Care in Iceland—An Action Research Study Blöndal, Anna Bryndís Kälvemark Sporrong, Sofia Almarsdóttir, Anna Birna Lyfjafræðideild (HÍ) Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UI) Heilbrigðisvísindasvið (HÍ) School of Health Sciences (UI) Háskóli Íslands University of Iceland 2017-04-26 23 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/373 https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy5020023 en eng MDPI AG Pharmacy;5(2) http://www.mdpi.com/2226-4787/5/2/23/pdf Blondal AB, Sporrong SK, Almarsdottir AB. Introducing Pharmaceutical Care to Primary Care in Iceland—An Action Research Study. Pharmacy. 2017; 5(2):23. doi:10.3390/pharmacy5020023 2226-4787 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/373 Pharmacy doi:10.3390/pharmacy5020023 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Pharmacists Pharmaceutical care General practitioners Primary care Action research Lyfjafræðingar Aðhlynning Starfendarannsóknir info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2017 ftopinvisindi https://doi.org/20.500.11815/37310.3390/pharmacy5020023 2024-07-09T03:01:56Z Even though pharmaceutical care is not a new concept in pharmacy, its introduction and development has proved to be challenging. In Iceland, general practitioners are not familiar with pharmaceutical care and additionally no such service is offered in pharmacies or primary care settings. Introducing pharmaceutical care in primary care in Iceland is making great efforts to follow other countries, which are bringing the pharmacist more into patient care. General practitioners are key stakeholders in this endeavor. The aim of this study was to introduce pharmacist-led pharmaceutical care into primary care clinics in Iceland in collaboration with general practitioners by presenting different setting structures. Action research provided the framework for this research. Data was collected from pharmaceutical care interventions, whereby the pharmaceutical care practitioner ensures that each of a patient’s medications is assessed to determine if it is appropriate, effective, safe, and that the patient can take medicine as expected. Sources of data included pharmaceutical care notes on patients, researcher’s notes, meetings, and interviews with general practitioners over the period of the study. The study ran from September 2013 to October 2015. Three separate semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with five general practitioners from one primary health care clinic in Iceland at different time points throughout the study. Pharmaceutical care was provided to elderly patients (n = 125) before and between general practitioners’ interviews. The study setting was a primary care clinic in the Reykjavik area and the patients’ homes. Results showed that the GPs’ knowledge about pharmacist competencies as healthcare providers and their potential in patient care increased. GPs would now like to have access to a pharmacist on a daily basis. Direct contact between the pharmacist and GPs is better when working in the same physical space. Pharmacist’s access to medical records is necessary for optimal service. ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Opin vísindi (Iceland) Pharmacy 5 4 23 |
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Even though pharmaceutical care is not a new concept in pharmacy, its introduction and development has proved to be challenging. In Iceland, general practitioners are not familiar with pharmaceutical care and additionally no such service is offered in pharmacies or primary care settings. Introducing pharmaceutical care in primary care in Iceland is making great efforts to follow other countries, which are bringing the pharmacist more into patient care. General practitioners are key stakeholders in this endeavor. The aim of this study was to introduce pharmacist-led pharmaceutical care into primary care clinics in Iceland in collaboration with general practitioners by presenting different setting structures. Action research provided the framework for this research. Data was collected from pharmaceutical care interventions, whereby the pharmaceutical care practitioner ensures that each of a patient’s medications is assessed to determine if it is appropriate, effective, safe, and that the patient can take medicine as expected. Sources of data included pharmaceutical care notes on patients, researcher’s notes, meetings, and interviews with general practitioners over the period of the study. The study ran from September 2013 to October 2015. Three separate semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with five general practitioners from one primary health care clinic in Iceland at different time points throughout the study. Pharmaceutical care was provided to elderly patients (n = 125) before and between general practitioners’ interviews. The study setting was a primary care clinic in the Reykjavik area and the patients’ homes. Results showed that the GPs’ knowledge about pharmacist competencies as healthcare providers and their potential in patient care increased. GPs would now like to have access to a pharmacist on a daily basis. Direct contact between the pharmacist and GPs is better when working in the same physical space. Pharmacist’s access to medical records is necessary for optimal service. ... |
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Lyfjafræðideild (HÍ) Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UI) Heilbrigðisvísindasvið (HÍ) School of Health Sciences (UI) Háskóli Íslands University of Iceland |
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Introducing Pharmaceutical Care to Primary Care in Iceland—An Action Research Study |
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Introducing Pharmaceutical Care to Primary Care in Iceland—An Action Research Study |
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Introducing Pharmaceutical Care to Primary Care in Iceland—An Action Research Study |
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Introducing Pharmaceutical Care to Primary Care in Iceland—An Action Research Study |
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Pharmacy;5(2) http://www.mdpi.com/2226-4787/5/2/23/pdf Blondal AB, Sporrong SK, Almarsdottir AB. Introducing Pharmaceutical Care to Primary Care in Iceland—An Action Research Study. Pharmacy. 2017; 5(2):23. doi:10.3390/pharmacy5020023 2226-4787 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/373 Pharmacy doi:10.3390/pharmacy5020023 |
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