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A qualitative study exploring public perceptions on the role of community pharmacists in Dubai
BACKGROUND: The role of community pharmacists is very important due to their access to primary care patients and expertise. For this reason, the interaction level between pharmacists and patients should be optimized to ensure enhanced delivery of pharmacy services. OBJECTIVE: To gauge perceptions an...
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Centro de Investigaciones y Publicaciones
Farmaceuticas
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3955864/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24644519 |
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author | Rayes, Ibrahim Khalid Hassali, Mohamed Azmi Abduelkarem, Abduelmula R. |
author_facet | Rayes, Ibrahim Khalid Hassali, Mohamed Azmi Abduelkarem, Abduelmula R. |
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description | BACKGROUND: The role of community pharmacists is very important due to their access to primary care patients and expertise. For this reason, the interaction level between pharmacists and patients should be optimized to ensure enhanced delivery of pharmacy services. OBJECTIVE: To gauge perceptions and expectations of the public on the role of community pharmacists in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). METHODS: Twenty five individuals were invited to participate in 4 separate focus group discussions. Individuals came from different racial groups and socio-economic backgrounds. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. Using thematic analysis, two reviewers coded all transcripts to identify emerging themes. Appropriate measures were taken to ensure study rigor and validity. RESULTS: All facilitators and barriers that were identified were grouped into 5 distinct themes. The pharmacist as a healthcare professional in the public mind was the most prominent theme that was discussed in all 4 focus groups. Other themes identified were, in decreasing order of prevalence, psychological perceptions towards pharmacists, important determinants of a pharmacist, the pharmacy as a unique healthcare provider, and control over pharmacies by health authorities. CONCLUSIONS: This study provided insight into the way that the public looks at the role of community pharmacists in Dubai. Determinants that influence their perception are the media, health authorities, pharmacist’s knowledge level, attire, nationality, age, and pharmacy location. |
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spelling | pubmed-39558642014-03-18 A qualitative study exploring public perceptions on the role of community pharmacists in Dubai Rayes, Ibrahim Khalid Hassali, Mohamed Azmi Abduelkarem, Abduelmula R. Pharm Pract (Granada) Original Research BACKGROUND: The role of community pharmacists is very important due to their access to primary care patients and expertise. For this reason, the interaction level between pharmacists and patients should be optimized to ensure enhanced delivery of pharmacy services. OBJECTIVE: To gauge perceptions and expectations of the public on the role of community pharmacists in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). METHODS: Twenty five individuals were invited to participate in 4 separate focus group discussions. Individuals came from different racial groups and socio-economic backgrounds. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. Using thematic analysis, two reviewers coded all transcripts to identify emerging themes. Appropriate measures were taken to ensure study rigor and validity. RESULTS: All facilitators and barriers that were identified were grouped into 5 distinct themes. The pharmacist as a healthcare professional in the public mind was the most prominent theme that was discussed in all 4 focus groups. Other themes identified were, in decreasing order of prevalence, psychological perceptions towards pharmacists, important determinants of a pharmacist, the pharmacy as a unique healthcare provider, and control over pharmacies by health authorities. CONCLUSIONS: This study provided insight into the way that the public looks at the role of community pharmacists in Dubai. Determinants that influence their perception are the media, health authorities, pharmacist’s knowledge level, attire, nationality, age, and pharmacy location. Centro de Investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmaceuticas 2014 2014-03-24 /pmc/articles/PMC3955864/ /pubmed/24644519 Text en Copyright © 2014, CIPF http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Research Rayes, Ibrahim Khalid Hassali, Mohamed Azmi Abduelkarem, Abduelmula R. A qualitative study exploring public perceptions on the role of community pharmacists in Dubai |
title | A qualitative study exploring public perceptions on the role of
community pharmacists in Dubai |
title_full | A qualitative study exploring public perceptions on the role of
community pharmacists in Dubai |
title_fullStr | A qualitative study exploring public perceptions on the role of
community pharmacists in Dubai |
title_full_unstemmed | A qualitative study exploring public perceptions on the role of
community pharmacists in Dubai |
title_short | A qualitative study exploring public perceptions on the role of
community pharmacists in Dubai |
title_sort | qualitative study exploring public perceptions on the role of
community pharmacists in dubai |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3955864/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24644519 |
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