Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, College of medicine and health sciences, 362057University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Department of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, 145052Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan Teferi, Ethiopia.
Chron Respir Dis. 2020 Jan-Dec;17:1479973120952679. doi: 10.1177/1479973120952679.
Effective asthma management requires a multidisciplinary approach that includes; the physician, the patient, and the patient's family.
The current study aimed to assess the roles played by community pharmacists toward asthma control together with the barriers hindering their practice and possible strategies to overcome those barriers.
A multi-centered cross-sectional study was conducted. Data was collected using a structured, self-administered questionnaire adapted from previously conducted studies and customized to fit with the current study setup. The collected data was cleaned, coded, and entered into Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21 for analysis. Descriptive analysis of the collected data was conducted and the results were presented using frequency tables and graphs.
A total of 122 community pharmacy professionals; 63 from Gondar, 26 from Bahir Dar, 15 from Debre Markos, 14 from Woldia, and 4 from Debre birhan participated in the study. About 96 (78.7%) of the participants reported that they teach their patients the basic facts about asthma. More than two-thirds of the participants 85 (69.7%) also reported that they were able to identify and manage the triggering factors of asthma for their patients. Lack of pharmacist time was reported by 78 (63.9%) of the study participants as a major reason for the inadequacy of the counseling service provided.
It appears evident that there is a need for continuing professional education and pharmacists to receive additional training to improve their ability to go beyond identifying a problem and suggesting therapeutic options.
有效的哮喘管理需要多学科方法，包括医生、患者和患者的家庭。
本研究旨在评估社区药剂师在控制哮喘方面所扮演的角色，以及阻碍他们实践的障碍，并探讨克服这些障碍的策略。
采用多中心横断面研究。使用从先前进行的研究中改编而来的结构化自填式问卷收集数据，并根据当前研究设置进行定制。收集的数据进行清理、编码并输入到统计软件包（SPSS）版本 21 进行分析。对收集的数据进行描述性分析，并使用频率表和图表呈现结果。
共有 122 名社区药房专业人员参与了研究，其中 63 名来自贡德尔，26 名来自巴赫达尔，15 名来自德布雷马克洛斯，14 名来自沃尔迪亚，4 名来自德布雷伯汉。约 96 名（78.7%）参与者表示他们向患者传授了哮喘的基本常识。超过三分之二的参与者 85 名（69.7%）还表示他们能够识别和管理哮喘的诱发因素。78 名（63.9%）研究参与者报告说，药剂师缺乏时间是提供咨询服务不足的主要原因。
显然需要继续进行专业教育，并且药剂师需要接受额外的培训，以提高他们识别问题和提出治疗选择的能力。
