Goodman Courtney S, Smith Tammy J, LaMotte Joseph M
MIRECC Pharmacy Fellow, W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center, Salisbury, North Carolina,
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Psychiatry, W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center, Salisbury, North Carolina.
Ment Health Clin. 2018 Mar 23;7(2):69-73. doi: 10.9740/mhc.2017.03.069. eCollection 2017 Mar.
The purpose of this study was to conduct a survey of North Carolina pharmacists' perceptions of their pharmacy training in mental health-related medication issues and how this influenced their perceived ability to address these issues in the provision of pharmaceutical care to their patients.
A survey consisting of 17 questions was developed and emailed to licensed pharmacists in North Carolina. Surveys that were returned were analyzed to see if conclusions could be made regarding the pharmacists' perceptions about their mental health-related medication training and its influence on their practice.
A total of 848 pharmacists completed the survey (response rate of 7.9%). Of the survey participants, 489 (58.2%) reported that pharmacy school training adequately prepared them to provide basic pharmaceutical care to patients taking mental health-related medications. However, 350 (41.4%) reported feeling less comfortable providing medication counseling for mental health-related medications compared to cardiac medications.
Despite the volume of prescriptions that mental health-related medications represent in day-to-day practice, a significant portion of licensed pharmacists responding to our survey indicate that the emphasis on mental health in their training may have been inadequate.
本研究的目的是对北卡罗来纳州药剂师关于心理健康相关药物问题的药学培训认知进行调查，以及这种认知如何影响他们在为患者提供药学服务时处理这些问题的感知能力。
设计了一份包含17个问题的调查问卷，并通过电子邮件发送给北卡罗来纳州的执业药剂师。对回收的调查问卷进行分析，以确定是否能就药剂师对心理健康相关药物培训的认知及其对其实践的影响得出结论。
共有848名药剂师完成了调查（回复率为7.9%）。在参与调查的人员中，489人（58.2%）报告称药学院培训使他们有足够能力为服用心理健康相关药物的患者提供基本药学服务。然而，350人（41.4%）报告称，与心脏药物相比，他们在为心理健康相关药物提供用药咨询时感觉不那么自在。
尽管心理健康相关药物在日常实践中的处方量很大，但参与我们调查的相当一部分执业药剂师表示，他们培训中对心理健康的重视可能不足。
