Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Science to Society, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 27;20(3):2287. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20032287.
The study aimed to determine Danish community pharmacy staff's knowledge, educational needs, and barriers when communicating with cancer patients/survivors. Furthermore, the study investigated whether pharmacy staff was interested in participating in education about cancer.
A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted among community pharmacy staff (pharmacists and pharmaconomists) in Denmark. Descriptive and bivariate (t-test and chi-square) statistics were used to analyze the data.
In total, 134 staff members responded to the questionnaire. Their self-reported knowledge of cancer-related topics was between 'very little knowledge' and 'some knowledge'. The most well-known topics concerned risk factors for cancer and side effects from cancer treatments. The importance of learning more about the same topics was rated between 'important' and 'very important'. The largest barriers identified in counseling cancer patients/survivors were a lack of knowledge about cancer, a focus on healthcare problems other than cancer, and a traditional view of community pharmacies as a place to pick up medication. Pharmacy staff expressed interest in participating in educational programs about cancer treatment (91.0%), communication with cancer patients (88.1%), and late effects of cancer (93.3%).
Community pharmacy staff show interest in participating in education regarding cancer, but need more knowledge to properly counsel cancer patients and survivors at the community pharmacies. This important barrier should be addressed in future educational programs for community pharmacy staff.
本研究旨在确定丹麦社区药房工作人员在与癌症患者/幸存者沟通时的知识、教育需求和障碍。此外，本研究还调查了药房工作人员是否有兴趣参与癌症教育。
在丹麦，对社区药房工作人员（药剂师和药剂师助理）进行了一项横断面问卷调查。使用描述性和双变量（t 检验和卡方检验）统计分析数据。
共有 134 名工作人员回答了问卷。他们自我报告的癌症相关主题知识介于“知之甚少”和“有些了解”之间。最知名的主题涉及癌症的危险因素和癌症治疗的副作用。了解更多相同主题的重要性被评为“重要”和“非常重要”。在为癌症患者/幸存者提供咨询方面，确定的最大障碍是缺乏癌症知识、关注除癌症以外的医疗保健问题以及将社区药房视为取药场所的传统观念。药房工作人员表示有兴趣参加关于癌症治疗（91.0%）、与癌症患者沟通（88.1%）和癌症晚期影响（93.3%）的教育计划。
社区药房工作人员表示有兴趣参加癌症教育，但需要更多的知识才能在社区药房为癌症患者和幸存者提供适当的咨询。在未来的社区药房工作人员教育计划中，应解决这一重要障碍。
