Imam Mohammad Tarique, AlAnazi Khaled, AlMakwini Amirah, Alahmadi Zyad, Ali Mohamed, AlQahtani Khaled, Alharbi Saleh, Ahmed Nehad J
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Dec 13;103(50):e40853. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000040853.
The studies concerning Saudis' perceptions and awareness of telepharmacy, as well as their readiness to use this service, are critical for policymakers to devise measures to increase the acceptability of telepharmacy. The present study aimed to assess their knowledge, perceptions, and willingness to use telepharmacy services in Riyadh. The present study was a cross-sectional survey conducted between March 2024 and June 2024. The data were obtained from the public via an online questionnaire built with Google Forms. The survey was filled out by 405 participants. Most of them were males (66.17%), and the ages of 56.78% of them were between 18 and 25 years. More than half of the participants had a bachelor's degree (66.17%). More than half of the respondents said that they had heard about telepharmacy (61.73%), but 80.74% of them hadn't used telepharmacy services before. Most of the respondents (78.52%) said that they like using telepharmacy services wherever possible, and 81.98% of them agreed that telepharmacy improves medication adherence. The findings of this study demonstrated a fair knowledge, positive perception, and high willingness to use telepharmacy among the general population in Riyadh. Interventions to increase knowledge of telepharmacy in Riyadh need to target less educated people.
关于沙特人对远程药学的认知、意识以及他们使用这项服务的意愿的研究，对于政策制定者制定提高远程药学可接受性的措施至关重要。本研究旨在评估利雅得居民对远程药学服务的知识、认知和使用意愿。本研究是一项于2024年3月至2024年6月期间进行的横断面调查。数据通过谷歌表单构建的在线问卷从公众中获取。共有405名参与者填写了调查问卷。其中大多数为男性（66.17%），56.78%的参与者年龄在18至25岁之间。超过一半的参与者拥有学士学位（66.17%）。超过一半的受访者表示他们听说过远程药学（61.73%），但其中80.74%的人之前未使用过远程药学服务。大多数受访者（78.52%）表示他们尽可能喜欢使用远程药学服务，81.98%的人同意远程药学可提高用药依从性。本研究结果表明，利雅得普通人群对远程药学有一定的了解、持积极态度且使用意愿较高。在利雅得，提高对远程药学知识了解的干预措施需要针对受教育程度较低的人群。
