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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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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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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. |
spellingShingle | Perspectives Zaidan, Manal Singh, Rajvir Wazaify, Mayyada Tahaineh, Linda Physicians’ perceptions, expectations, and experience with pharmacists at Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar |
title | Physicians’ perceptions, expectations, and experience with pharmacists at Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar |
title_full | Physicians’ perceptions, expectations, and experience with pharmacists at Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar |
title_fullStr | Physicians’ perceptions, expectations, and experience with pharmacists at Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar |
title_full_unstemmed | Physicians’ perceptions, expectations, and experience with pharmacists at Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar |
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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