Wathoni Nasrul, Lestari Keri, Iftinan Ghina Nadhifah, Rahayu Susi Afrianti, Nurlatifah Anggun, Khairinisa Miski Aghnia, Elamin Khaled M
Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, 45363, Indonesia.
Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, 45363, Indonesia.
Integr Pharm Res Pract. 2023 Nov 22;12:213-225. doi: 10.2147/IPRP.S434790. eCollection 2023.
Telepharmacy, a digital technology-driven approach, has emerged as a potential solution to address the challenges posed by this pandemic. Telepharmacy is a method used in pharmaceutical practice where a pharmacist utilizes telecommunications technology to supervise aspects of pharmacy operations or provide patient care services. This study aimed to assess pharmacists' level of knowledge, perception, and readiness toward telepharmacy in Indonesia.
A cross-sectional approach was used in this study, and non-probabilistic purposive sampling technique was used to select respondents who were Indonesian pharmacists. The Telepharmacy Knowledge, Perception, and Readiness questionnaire, translated into Indonesian and administered online, was used to measure the pharmacist's knowledge, perception, and readiness level. Descriptive and inferential data analyses were performed using SPSS version 26, with a p-value of ≤0.05 considered statistically significant.
A total of 378 responses were obtained, with 96.83% exhibiting high knowledge and 63.23% showing high readiness for telepharmacy services. Furthermore, 58.20% of respondents had a positive perception of telepharmacy services. The results indicate a significant influence of pharmacist's knowledge and perception on their readiness to implement telepharmacy services in the future practice.
Most study participants had sufficient knowledge, positive perceptions, and readiness to implement telepharmacy services in their future pharmaceutical practice. However, they expressed concerns about the potential for an increased workload and the potential lack of incentives associated with the widespread adoption of telepharmacy practice models. Telepharmacy practice models must be included in the training programs that train future's pharmacists in order to ensure that they have the abilities required to offer telepharmacy services.
远程药学作为一种由数字技术驱动的方法，已成为应对此次疫情所带来挑战的一种潜在解决方案。远程药学是药学实践中使用的一种方法，药剂师利用电信技术来监督药学操作的各个方面或提供患者护理服务。本研究旨在评估印度尼西亚药剂师对远程药学的知识水平、认知程度和准备情况。
本研究采用横断面研究方法，使用非概率目的抽样技术选取印度尼西亚药剂师作为研究对象。将《远程药学知识、认知与准备情况问卷》翻译成印尼语并在线发放，用于衡量药剂师的知识、认知和准备水平。使用SPSS 26版进行描述性和推断性数据分析，p值≤0.05被认为具有统计学意义。
共获得378份回复，96.83%的人表现出较高的知识水平，63.23%的人对远程药学服务表现出较高的准备程度。此外，58.20%的受访者对远程药学服务持积极态度。结果表明，药剂师的知识和认知对他们在未来实践中实施远程药学服务的准备程度有显著影响。
大多数研究参与者在未来的药学实践中拥有足够的知识、积极的认知和实施远程药学服务的准备。然而，他们对工作量可能增加以及远程药学实践模式广泛采用可能缺乏激励措施表示担忧。远程药学实践模式必须纳入培训未来药剂师的培训计划中，以确保他们具备提供远程药学服务所需的能力。
