阿联酋药剂师和医疗保健专业人员对药品处方集选择标准的态度和看法。
Attitude and perception of pharmacists and healthcare professionals about the criteria used in drug formulary selection in the United Arab Emirates.
作者信息
Al-Hemyari Sabaa Saleh, Mohamed Noor Dzul Azri, El-Dahiyat Faris
机构信息
Health and Safety Department, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, 11800, Gelugor, Malaysia.
Clinical Pharmacy Program, College of Pharmacy, Al Ain University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
出版信息
J Pharm Policy Pract. 2022 Oct 18;15(1):67. doi: 10.1186/s40545-022-00460-w.
BACKGROUND
There is lack of both resources and expertise explains the limited extent to which pharmacoeconomic evidence is used in formulary decision-making.
OBJECTIVES
The present study aims to assess attitude and perceptions toward the criteria used to select formulary drugs among UAE healthcare organizations.
METHODS
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted amongst the licensed physicians in all specialties, all pharmacists and other healthcare professionals with a minimum of 3 month experience those registered with Ministry of health and prevention and those working in the private sector in the UAE. Participants are sent an email containing a validated web-based electronic link to access the questionnaire. The questionnaire composed of two sections is used to assess the healthcare professionals' attitude and perceptions regarding the criteria used to select formulary drugs. Data analysis were done using SPSS Version 24.
RESULTS
A total of 866 respondents participated in the study and completed the whole questionnaire. The average attitude score about the criteria used in drug formulary selection was 84.5% with a 95% confidence interval (CI) of [83.9%, 85.4%]. Of the total participants, 27 (3.1%) had poor attitude about the criteria used in drug formulary selection, 240 (27.7%) had moderate attitude and 599 (69.2%) had good attitude. The results of statistical modeling showed that education level, area of expertise and age were jointly highly associated with attitude about the criteria used in drug formulary selection.
CONCLUSIONS
The study revealed that pharmacists and Healthcare professionals had a good attitude about the criteria used in drug formulary selection in the United Arab Emirates. This study purposed to provide Emirate pharmacy and therapeutics policy makers with a clear criterion of best practice related to methodological recommendations to help in increasing the utilization and implementation of pharmacoeconomic evidence in the drug formulary selection process.
背景
资源和专业知识的缺乏解释了药物经济学证据在处方集决策中使用程度有限的原因。
目的
本研究旨在评估阿联酋医疗保健机构对用于选择处方集药物的标准的态度和看法。
方法
对所有专业的执业医师、所有药剂师以及其他有至少3个月工作经验且在阿联酋卫生部和预防部注册并在私营部门工作的医疗保健专业人员进行了描述性横断面研究。向参与者发送一封包含经过验证的基于网络的电子链接的电子邮件，以访问问卷。该问卷由两部分组成，用于评估医疗保健专业人员对用于选择处方集药物的标准的态度和看法。使用SPSS 24版进行数据分析。
结果
共有866名受访者参与了研究并完成了整个问卷。关于药物处方集选择标准的平均态度得分是84.5%，95%置信区间（CI）为[83.9%，85.4%]。在所有参与者中，27人（3.1%）对药物处方集选择标准的态度较差，240人（27.7%）态度中等，599人（69.2%）态度良好。统计建模结果表明，教育水平、专业领域和年龄与对药物处方集选择标准的态度高度相关。
结论
该研究表明，药剂师和医疗保健专业人员对阿联酋药物处方集选择标准的态度良好。本研究旨在为阿联酋药学和治疗学政策制定者提供与方法学建议相关的最佳实践明确标准，以帮助在药物处方集选择过程中提高药物经济学证据的利用和实施。
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