Patients' willingness to pay for cognitive pharmacist services in community pharmacies
Abstract
Aim To determine the general population willingness to pay for cognitive pharmacist service in community pharmacy, describe the behavior of participants regarding health care issues, and evaluate correlation between participants' sociodemographic characteristics or attitudes and their willingness to pay. Methods A questionnaire-based survey was conducted among general population visiting community pharmacies. The participants were asked about receiving cognitive pharmacist services to identify and resolve potential medication therapy problems after the initiation of a new medicine to optimize health outcomes of the patients. A univariate and multivariate analysis were used to analyze associations between different variables and willingness to pay for pharmacy service. Results Of 444 respondents, 167 (38%) reported that they were willing to pay for a medication management service provided in the community pharmacy. Univariate analysis showed significant association between the willingne...ss to pay for pharmacist-provided service and respondents' socio-demographic factors, health-related characteristics, and behavior, dilemmas, or need for certain pharmacist-provided service. The logistic regression model was statistically significant (chi(2) = 4.599, P lt 0.001). Conclusions The respondents expressed their willingness to pay for cognitive pharmacist services, which has not been fully recognized within the health care system. In future, pharmacists should focus on practical implementation of the service and models of funding
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Croatian Medical Journal, 2017, 58, 5, 364-371Publisher:
- Medicinska Naklada, Zagreb
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DOI: 10.3325/cmj.2017.58.364
ISSN: 0353-9504
PubMed: 29094815
WoS: 000416673800007
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85032794276
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PharmacyTY - JOUR AU - Lakić, Dragana AU - Stević, Ivana AU - Odalović, Marina AU - Vezmar-Kovačević, Sandra AU - Tadić, Ivana PY - 2017 UR - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2852 AB - Aim To determine the general population willingness to pay for cognitive pharmacist service in community pharmacy, describe the behavior of participants regarding health care issues, and evaluate correlation between participants' sociodemographic characteristics or attitudes and their willingness to pay. Methods A questionnaire-based survey was conducted among general population visiting community pharmacies. The participants were asked about receiving cognitive pharmacist services to identify and resolve potential medication therapy problems after the initiation of a new medicine to optimize health outcomes of the patients. A univariate and multivariate analysis were used to analyze associations between different variables and willingness to pay for pharmacy service. Results Of 444 respondents, 167 (38%) reported that they were willing to pay for a medication management service provided in the community pharmacy. Univariate analysis showed significant association between the willingness to pay for pharmacist-provided service and respondents' socio-demographic factors, health-related characteristics, and behavior, dilemmas, or need for certain pharmacist-provided service. The logistic regression model was statistically significant (chi(2) = 4.599, P lt 0.001). Conclusions The respondents expressed their willingness to pay for cognitive pharmacist services, which has not been fully recognized within the health care system. In future, pharmacists should focus on practical implementation of the service and models of funding PB - Medicinska Naklada, Zagreb T2 - Croatian Medical Journal T1 - Patients' willingness to pay for cognitive pharmacist services in community pharmacies VL - 58 IS - 5 SP - 364 EP - 371 DO - 10.3325/cmj.2017.58.364 ER -
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Lakić, D., Stević, I., Odalović, M., Vezmar-Kovačević, S.,& Tadić, I.. (2017). Patients' willingness to pay for cognitive pharmacist services in community pharmacies. in Croatian Medical Journal Medicinska Naklada, Zagreb., 58(5), 364-371. https://doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2017.58.364
Lakić D, Stević I, Odalović M, Vezmar-Kovačević S, Tadić I. Patients' willingness to pay for cognitive pharmacist services in community pharmacies. in Croatian Medical Journal. 2017;58(5):364-371. doi:10.3325/cmj.2017.58.364 .
Lakić, Dragana, Stević, Ivana, Odalović, Marina, Vezmar-Kovačević, Sandra, Tadić, Ivana, "Patients' willingness to pay for cognitive pharmacist services in community pharmacies" in Croatian Medical Journal, 58, no. 5 (2017):364-371, https://doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2017.58.364 . .