Björkman Ingeborg, Viberg Nina, Rydberg Linda, Stålsby Lundborg Cecilia
Division of International Health, IHCAR, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm, and Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Health Services Research, Uppsala University , Uppsala ( Sweden ).
Division of International Health, IHCAR, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm ( Sweden ).
Pharm Pract (Granada). 2008 Oct;6(4):211-8. doi: 10.4321/s1886-36552008000400007. Epub 2008 Dec 15.
The role of pharmacy has changed dramatically during the last decades, which has led to new demands on pharmacy personnel.
This study aims at exploring the attitudes of Swedish pharmacy personnel on their role as public health promoters and to look at the opportunities and obstacles they identify in the efforts to widen the pharmacy remit to include a wider health approach. Method Eight focus group discussions were conducted with a strategic sample of pharmacy personnel working in two counties in Sweden. The discussions were transcribed verbatim and analysed by qualitative inductive analysis. Results Five themes were identified, "Pharmacy activities impact on public health", "The employer, Apoteket AB", "The new role welcomed", "Obstacles in the new role", and "Need of change and support". Conclusion The concept of pharmacy personnel as public health promoters was not initially in the mindset of the participants. In the process of discussion, the impact of traditional pharmacy practice as well as new pharmacy based initiatives on public health gradually became more obvious to them. The findings show a pharmacy staff involved in a process of change. The participants have not yet landed in their new role as public health promoters and the study shows that practical as well as conceptual support is needed in order for pharmacy personnel to play a more important role in public health.
在过去几十年中，药学的角色发生了巨大变化，这对药学人员提出了新的要求。
本研究旨在探讨瑞典药学人员对其作为公共卫生促进者角色的态度，并审视他们在努力扩大药学职责范围以纳入更广泛的健康方法时所识别出的机遇和障碍。方法：对瑞典两个县工作的药学人员进行了战略抽样，组织了八次焦点小组讨论。讨论内容逐字记录，并采用定性归纳分析进行分析。结果：确定了五个主题，即“药学活动对公共卫生的影响”、“雇主，瑞典药房公司（Apoteket AB）”、“对新角色的欢迎”、“新角色中的障碍”以及“变革与支持的需求”。结论：药学人员作为公共卫生促进者的概念最初并未出现在参与者的思维模式中。在讨论过程中，传统药学实践以及基于药房的新举措对公共卫生的影响逐渐在他们眼中变得更加明显。研究结果显示药学人员正处于变革过程中。参与者尚未完全适应其作为公共卫生促进者的新角色，并且研究表明，为了使药学人员在公共卫生中发挥更重要的作用，需要实际支持和概念支持。
