School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.
Gold Coast Health, Southport, Queensland, Australia.
Int J Pharm Pract. 2021 May 25;29(3):291-295. doi: 10.1093/ijpp/riaa010.
Consensus is lacking regarding delivery of public health services in community pharmacy.
The objective of this study was to explore pharmacists' perspectives on public health initiatives in community practice.
Australian community pharmacists were randomly sampled to participate in face-to-face, semi-structured interviews to explore public health definitions and perceptions.
Nine pharmacists participated early 2020, pre-COVID-19. Mean interview duration was 23 min. Results revealed little distinction between individual and public health services. Barriers to service provision were lack of time, remuneration, training, standards and privacy. Enablers opposed barriers, namely accessibility, improved funding, education, standardised services and consulting rooms.
Improved clarity is required regarding the role that community pharmacists can assume in provision of public health.
在社区药房提供公共卫生服务方面,缺乏共识。
本研究旨在探讨药剂师对社区实践中公共卫生举措的看法。
随机抽取澳大利亚社区药剂师参与面对面、半结构化访谈,以探讨公共卫生的定义和认知。
9 名药剂师于 2020 年初(COVID-19 之前)参与了研究。平均访谈时间为 23 分钟。结果表明,个人服务和公共卫生服务之间几乎没有区别。服务提供的障碍是缺乏时间、薪酬、培训、标准和隐私。促进因素则与障碍相反,即增加可及性、改善资金、教育、标准化服务和诊室。
需要进一步明确社区药剂师在提供公共卫生服务方面可以承担的角色。