Changes in Attitudes to Medical Care among Pharmacy Pharmacists before and after the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Questionnaire Survey
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- Norikoshi Yu
- Tour de Medication Co., Ltd.
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- Matsunaga Yuji
- Tour de Medication Co., Ltd.
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- Uchida Yuji
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University
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- Horio Fukuko
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University
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- Anraku Makoto
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University
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- Suruki Kanami
- Tour de Medication Co., Ltd.
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- Inaba Ichiro
- Heartfelt Co., Ltd.
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- Nagata Yoshiro
- Tour de Medication Co., Ltd.
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- Ikeda Tokunori
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University Department of Medical Information Sciences and Administration Planning, Kumamoto University Hospital
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- Other Title
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- COVID-19流行前後での薬局薬剤師の医療対応の変化に関するアンケート調査
- COVID-19 リュウコウ ゼンゴ デ ノ ヤッキョク ヤクザイシ ノ イリョウ タイオウ ノ ヘンカ ニ カンスル アンケート チョウサ
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Abstract
<p>The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a major negative effect on the number of patients visiting pharmacies in Japan. The decrease in pharmacy visits during the pandemic compared with the pre-pandemic period may have increased the likelihood of adverse health outcomes; thus, it is important that pharmacy pharmacists take measures to prevent health disadvantages. In this study, we distributed a questionnaire survey to 104 pharmacy pharmacists (mainly in Kagoshima and Kumamoto Prefectures), and investigated changes in the extent of implementation and perceptions of measures considered necessary to protect patients’ health between the pre-pandemic and pandemic period. The results showed that the proportions of respondents “sharing patient information between primary care doctors and pharmacy pharmacists” and conducting “follow-up after prescribing medications mainly via telephone” increased between the pre-pandemic period and September 2022. The perceived necessity of the above two measures, as well as “online medication instructions” and “a prescription refill system,” increased during the same period. However, the proportion of respondents who perceived “0410 correspondence,” which was introduced during the pandemic, as a necessity did not change. Moreover, many pharmacists indicated that, at their own discretion, they continued to correspond with patients in relation to the above, and to respond to specific requests during normal daily practice. Our results could help community-based pharmacists tackle serious public health problems, such as COVID-19.</p>
Journal
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- YAKUGAKU ZASSHI
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YAKUGAKU ZASSHI 143 (12), 1027-1038, 2023-12-01
The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390298355906986112
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- NII Book ID
- AN00284903
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- ISSN
- 13475231
- 00316903
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- NDL BIB ID
- 033218569
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- PubMed
- 38044108
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
- NDL
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- PubMed
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- Disallowed