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Physicians’ perceptions, expectations, and experience with pharmacists at Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate the physicians’ perceptions, and expectations of their experiences with the pharmacists at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) in Qatar. METHOD: A cross-sectional study was conducted at HMC between January and March 2006 using a validated question...

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Autores principales: Zaidan, Manal, Singh, Rajvir, Wazaify, Mayyada, Tahaineh, Linda
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3084310/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21544250
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S14326
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author Zaidan, Manal
Singh, Rajvir
Wazaify, Mayyada
Tahaineh, Linda
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Singh, Rajvir
Wazaify, Mayyada
Tahaineh, Linda
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description OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate the physicians’ perceptions, and expectations of their experiences with the pharmacists at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) in Qatar. METHOD: A cross-sectional study was conducted at HMC between January and March 2006 using a validated questionnaire. The self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 500 physicians who were working at HMC comprising Hamad General Hospital, Women’s Hospital, Rumaila Hospital, Al-Amal Hospital, Al Khor Hospital, and primary health centers. The questionnaire was composed of four parts, investigating the physicians’ expectations, experiences, and perceptions of the pharmacists. RESULTS: A total of 205 questionnaires were completed (response rate 41%). A total of 183 physicians (89%) expected the pharmacist to educate patients about safe and appropriate use of drugs, whereas 118 (57%) expected the pharmacist to be available for health-care team consultation during bedside rounds. The indices of physicians showing how comfortable they were with pharmacists, and their expectations of pharmacists, were 61% and 65%, respectively, whereas the index on experience of physicians with pharmacists was lower (15%). CONCLUSIONS: Physicians were comfortable with pharmacists and had high expectations of pharmacists in performing their duties. However, physicians reported a poor experience with pharmacists, who infrequently informed them about the effectiveness of alternative drugs, patients experiencing problems with prescribed medications, and who took personal responsibility to resolve any drug-related problem.
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spelling pubmed-30843102011-05-04 Physicians’ perceptions, expectations, and experience with pharmacists at Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar Zaidan, Manal Singh, Rajvir Wazaify, Mayyada Tahaineh, Linda J Multidiscip Healthc Perspectives OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate the physicians’ perceptions, and expectations of their experiences with the pharmacists at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) in Qatar. METHOD: A cross-sectional study was conducted at HMC between January and March 2006 using a validated questionnaire. The self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 500 physicians who were working at HMC comprising Hamad General Hospital, Women’s Hospital, Rumaila Hospital, Al-Amal Hospital, Al Khor Hospital, and primary health centers. The questionnaire was composed of four parts, investigating the physicians’ expectations, experiences, and perceptions of the pharmacists. RESULTS: A total of 205 questionnaires were completed (response rate 41%). A total of 183 physicians (89%) expected the pharmacist to educate patients about safe and appropriate use of drugs, whereas 118 (57%) expected the pharmacist to be available for health-care team consultation during bedside rounds. The indices of physicians showing how comfortable they were with pharmacists, and their expectations of pharmacists, were 61% and 65%, respectively, whereas the index on experience of physicians with pharmacists was lower (15%). CONCLUSIONS: Physicians were comfortable with pharmacists and had high expectations of pharmacists in performing their duties. However, physicians reported a poor experience with pharmacists, who infrequently informed them about the effectiveness of alternative drugs, patients experiencing problems with prescribed medications, and who took personal responsibility to resolve any drug-related problem. Dove Medical Press 2011-04-08 /pmc/articles/PMC3084310/ /pubmed/21544250 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S14326 Text en © 2011 Zaidan et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd. This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Wazaify, Mayyada
Tahaineh, Linda
Physicians’ perceptions, expectations, and experience with pharmacists at Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar
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title_fullStr Physicians’ perceptions, expectations, and experience with pharmacists at Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar
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title_short Physicians’ perceptions, expectations, and experience with pharmacists at Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar
title_sort physicians’ perceptions, expectations, and experience with pharmacists at hamad medical corporation in qatar
topic Perspectives
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3084310/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21544250
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S14326
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