Expectations, concerns, and needs of patients who start drugs for chronic conditions. A prospective observational study among community pharmacies in Serbia
2017
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Vučićević, KatarinaMiljković, Branislava
Golubović, Bojana
Jovanović, Marija
Vezmar-Kovačević, Sandra
Ćulafić, Milica
Kovačević, Milena
de Gier, Johan J.
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Background: During the initiation of treatment of a chronic disease, patients may have varying interests, expectations, concerns, and reasons to stop treatment, influencing compliance with prescribed treatment. Thus, healthcare professionals are expected to integrate these needs into medicines management. Objectives: To determine what information is important to patients; assess predictors of patients' interests, expectations, concerns, reasons to stop therapy; evaluate drug-related problems following initiation of therapy and summarize how pharmacists resolve them during patient-pharmacist counselling. Methods: In 2014, a four-month study was performed in Serbian community pharmacies, as part of the Pharmaceutical Care Quality Indicators Project led by the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & Healthcare. Seventy community pharmacists were asked to participate in the study. Pharmacists recruited adult patients who consented to participate in the study and who initiated t...reatment, lasting at least six months. Patients completed an open-ended questions form. After two-to-four weeks, a patient-pharmacist consultation was performed. Results: Forty-four community pharmacists (response rate 62.9%) sent back the completed forms from 391 patients (response rate 67.1%). The total number of dispensed drugs was 403. In terms of drug safety, 29.4% of patients sought information, 32.5% expressed concerns, and 28.1% of patients cited it as a reason to discontinue treatment. During the first weeks of therapy, 18% of patients experienced practical problems, while 27.3% reported adverse drug reactions. Conclusion: Safety issues are a major focus of patients' prescribed new medicines for long-term treatment.
Кључне речи:
Safety / long-term treatment / community pharmacy / patient-pharmacist counsellingИзвор:
European Journal of General Practice, 2017, 24, 1, 19-25Издавач:
- Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon
Финансирање / пројекти:
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia
DOI: 10.1080/13814788.2017.1388778
ISSN: 1381-4788
PubMed: 29164957
WoS: 000425954300001
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85034657031
Институција/група
PharmacyTY - JOUR AU - Vučićević, Katarina AU - Miljković, Branislava AU - Golubović, Bojana AU - Jovanović, Marija AU - Vezmar-Kovačević, Sandra AU - Ćulafić, Milica AU - Kovačević, Milena AU - de Gier, Johan J. PY - 2017 UR - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2892 AB - Background: During the initiation of treatment of a chronic disease, patients may have varying interests, expectations, concerns, and reasons to stop treatment, influencing compliance with prescribed treatment. Thus, healthcare professionals are expected to integrate these needs into medicines management. Objectives: To determine what information is important to patients; assess predictors of patients' interests, expectations, concerns, reasons to stop therapy; evaluate drug-related problems following initiation of therapy and summarize how pharmacists resolve them during patient-pharmacist counselling. Methods: In 2014, a four-month study was performed in Serbian community pharmacies, as part of the Pharmaceutical Care Quality Indicators Project led by the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & Healthcare. Seventy community pharmacists were asked to participate in the study. Pharmacists recruited adult patients who consented to participate in the study and who initiated treatment, lasting at least six months. Patients completed an open-ended questions form. After two-to-four weeks, a patient-pharmacist consultation was performed. Results: Forty-four community pharmacists (response rate 62.9%) sent back the completed forms from 391 patients (response rate 67.1%). The total number of dispensed drugs was 403. In terms of drug safety, 29.4% of patients sought information, 32.5% expressed concerns, and 28.1% of patients cited it as a reason to discontinue treatment. During the first weeks of therapy, 18% of patients experienced practical problems, while 27.3% reported adverse drug reactions. Conclusion: Safety issues are a major focus of patients' prescribed new medicines for long-term treatment. PB - Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon T2 - European Journal of General Practice T1 - Expectations, concerns, and needs of patients who start drugs for chronic conditions. A prospective observational study among community pharmacies in Serbia VL - 24 IS - 1 SP - 19 EP - 25 DO - 10.1080/13814788.2017.1388778 ER -
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Vučićević, K., Miljković, B., Golubović, B., Jovanović, M., Vezmar-Kovačević, S., Ćulafić, M., Kovačević, M.,& de Gier, J. J.. (2017). Expectations, concerns, and needs of patients who start drugs for chronic conditions. A prospective observational study among community pharmacies in Serbia. in European Journal of General Practice Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon., 24(1), 19-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/13814788.2017.1388778
Vučićević K, Miljković B, Golubović B, Jovanović M, Vezmar-Kovačević S, Ćulafić M, Kovačević M, de Gier JJ. Expectations, concerns, and needs of patients who start drugs for chronic conditions. A prospective observational study among community pharmacies in Serbia. in European Journal of General Practice. 2017;24(1):19-25. doi:10.1080/13814788.2017.1388778 .
Vučićević, Katarina, Miljković, Branislava, Golubović, Bojana, Jovanović, Marija, Vezmar-Kovačević, Sandra, Ćulafić, Milica, Kovačević, Milena, de Gier, Johan J., "Expectations, concerns, and needs of patients who start drugs for chronic conditions. A prospective observational study among community pharmacies in Serbia" in European Journal of General Practice, 24, no. 1 (2017):19-25, https://doi.org/10.1080/13814788.2017.1388778 . .