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Awareness of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors by Community Pharmacists in Saudi Arabia

Background: Pharmacists in community settings are recognized as highly accessible healthcare practitioners and demonstrate a crucial role in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Evidence indicates that community pharmacists can make a significant impact on controlling cardiovascular dis...

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Autores principales: Sulaiteen, Fahad Mohammad, Al-Zaagi, Ibrahim Abdulaziz, Alenazi, Majed Sultan, Alotaibi, Amani Zaben, Alghamdi, Tahani Aali, Yousaf, Anum, Ali, Sheraz
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9859281/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36673520
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11020151
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author Sulaiteen, Fahad Mohammad
Al-Zaagi, Ibrahim Abdulaziz
Alenazi, Majed Sultan
Alotaibi, Amani Zaben
Alghamdi, Tahani Aali
Yousaf, Anum
Ali, Sheraz
author_facet Sulaiteen, Fahad Mohammad
Al-Zaagi, Ibrahim Abdulaziz
Alenazi, Majed Sultan
Alotaibi, Amani Zaben
Alghamdi, Tahani Aali
Yousaf, Anum
Ali, Sheraz
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description Background: Pharmacists in community settings are recognized as highly accessible healthcare practitioners and demonstrate a crucial role in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Evidence indicates that community pharmacists can make a significant impact on controlling cardiovascular disease risk factors, particularly on hypertension. Objectives: We aimed to assess the knowledge of community pharmacists in Saudi Arabia regarding cardiovascular disease risk factors. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving community pharmacists was conducted. The knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors was assessed with the Heart Disease Fact Questionnaire (HDFQ). A web link for an anonymous questionnaire was shared with the licensed community pharmacists in Saudi Arabia using the “Seha” platform of the Ministry of Health. Data analysis was performed with R version 4.0.5. Results: Three hundred seventy-four community pharmacists responded to the questionnaire. Many community pharmacists (94.4%) had satisfactory awareness of cardiovascular disease risk factors. The odds of having satisfactory HDFQ knowledge for community pharmacists seeing more than 20 individuals with diabetes per month were 20 times (AOR = 19.9, 95% CI: 1.73–260, and p = 0.019) more compared to those seeing fewer than 10 individuals with diabetes per month. The age of the community pharmacists and the average number of individuals with diabetes seen per month were found to be factors associated with satisfactory HDFQ knowledge. Conclusion: The practicing pharmacists had a substantial understanding of cardiovascular disease risk factors. In line with counseling and education, the implementation of community pharmacy models for improving the knowledge of pharmacists, particularly the young pharmacists, is needed to effectively assist patients with cardiovascular disease.
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spelling pubmed-98592812023-01-21 Awareness of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors by Community Pharmacists in Saudi Arabia Sulaiteen, Fahad Mohammad Al-Zaagi, Ibrahim Abdulaziz Alenazi, Majed Sultan Alotaibi, Amani Zaben Alghamdi, Tahani Aali Yousaf, Anum Ali, Sheraz Healthcare (Basel) Article Background: Pharmacists in community settings are recognized as highly accessible healthcare practitioners and demonstrate a crucial role in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Evidence indicates that community pharmacists can make a significant impact on controlling cardiovascular disease risk factors, particularly on hypertension. Objectives: We aimed to assess the knowledge of community pharmacists in Saudi Arabia regarding cardiovascular disease risk factors. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving community pharmacists was conducted. The knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors was assessed with the Heart Disease Fact Questionnaire (HDFQ). A web link for an anonymous questionnaire was shared with the licensed community pharmacists in Saudi Arabia using the “Seha” platform of the Ministry of Health. Data analysis was performed with R version 4.0.5. Results: Three hundred seventy-four community pharmacists responded to the questionnaire. Many community pharmacists (94.4%) had satisfactory awareness of cardiovascular disease risk factors. The odds of having satisfactory HDFQ knowledge for community pharmacists seeing more than 20 individuals with diabetes per month were 20 times (AOR = 19.9, 95% CI: 1.73–260, and p = 0.019) more compared to those seeing fewer than 10 individuals with diabetes per month. The age of the community pharmacists and the average number of individuals with diabetes seen per month were found to be factors associated with satisfactory HDFQ knowledge. Conclusion: The practicing pharmacists had a substantial understanding of cardiovascular disease risk factors. In line with counseling and education, the implementation of community pharmacy models for improving the knowledge of pharmacists, particularly the young pharmacists, is needed to effectively assist patients with cardiovascular disease. MDPI 2023-01-04 /pmc/articles/PMC9859281/ /pubmed/36673520 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11020151 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Ali, Sheraz
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11020151
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