Alkherat Ayah Moath, Alkhalidi Doaa Kamal
B-Pharm, MPharm. Graduate from Dubai Pharmacy College for Girls, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Email:
B-Pharm, M.S.C, Ph.D. Faculty in Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacotherapeutics Department, Dubai Pharmacy College for Girls, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Pharm Pract (Granada). 2022 Oct-Dec;20(4):2741. doi: 10.18549/PharmPract.2022.4.2741. Epub 2022 Nov 10.
Warfarin has long been regarded as the cornerstone anticoagulant for patients requiring long-term prevention or treatment of thromboembolic disorders. With adequate knowledge and counseling skills, hospital and community pharmacists can play a major role in enhancing warfarin therapy.
to evaluate the knowledge and counseling practices toward warfarin among community and hospital pharmacists in UAE.
A cross-sectional study involving community and hospital pharmacies was conducted with online questionnaire which was submitted to pharmacists focusing on their pharmacotherapeutic knowledge and patient education toward warfarin in UAE. Data were collected within 3 months (July, August and September 2021). SPSS Version 26 was used to analyze the data. The survey questions were sent to expert researchers in pharmacy practice for comments on their relevancy, clarity, and essentiality.
Among the target population sample size of 400 pharmacists were approached. Majority of the pharmacists in UAE (157/400, 39.3%) had 1-5 years of experience. Most of the participants (52%) have fair knowledge about warfarin and (62.1%) of them have fair counseling practices about warfarin. Hospital pharmacists have more knowledge than community pharmacists (Mean rank, Independent pharmacy: 166.30, Chain pharmacy: 138.01, Hospital pharmacy: 252.27, p<0.05) and they have better counseling practice than community pharmacists (Mean rank, Independent pharmacy: 188.83, Chain pharmacy: 170.18, Hospital pharmacy: 222.90, p<0.05).
The study's participants had moderate knowledge and counseling practices of warfarin. As a result, specialized training in warfarin therapy management for pharmacists is needed to improve therapeutic outcomes and avoid complications. Moreover, conferences or online courses should be held to train pharmacists on how to provide professional counseling to patients.
长期以来，华法林一直被视为需要长期预防或治疗血栓栓塞性疾病患者的抗凝基石。凭借足够的知识和咨询技能，医院和社区药剂师在加强华法林治疗方面可以发挥重要作用。
评估阿联酋社区和医院药剂师对华法林的知识掌握情况及咨询实践。
开展一项涉及社区和医院药房的横断面研究，通过在线问卷向药剂师收集信息，重点关注他们在阿联酋关于华法林的药物治疗知识和患者教育情况。数据在3个月内（2021年7月、8月和9月）收集。使用SPSS 26版分析数据。调查问题已发送给药学实践方面的专家研究人员，以征求他们对问题相关性、清晰度和必要性的意见。
在400名药剂师的目标人群样本中进行了调查。阿联酋大多数药剂师（157/400，39.3%）有1至5年工作经验。大多数参与者（52%）对华法林有一定了解，其中62.1%对华法林有一定的咨询实践。医院药剂师比社区药剂师知识更丰富（平均秩次，独立药房：166.30，连锁药房：138.01，医院药房：252.27，p<0.05），并且他们的咨询实践比社区药剂师更好（平均秩次，独立药房：188.83，连锁药房：170.18，医院药房：222.90，p<0.05）。
该研究的参与者对华法林的知识掌握情况和咨询实践处于中等水平。因此，需要为药剂师提供华法林治疗管理方面的专业培训，以改善治疗效果并避免并发症。此外，应举办会议或在线课程，培训药剂师如何为患者提供专业咨询。
