RESUMEN
This study assessed the effect of an educational intervention (interactive group discussion) on the prescribing behaviour of 51 general physicians from the north-west of Tabriz. Prescriptions were analysed pre-intervention and post-intervention (control and intervention groups) using a proforma with 8 indicators of correct prescribing. The mean number of drugs per prescription pre-intervention was 3.82. The percentage of prescriptions with antibiotics, corticosteroids and injections were 40.8%, 25.9% and 58.0%, respectively. Following the intervention there were slight but not significant changes in the indicators in both intervention and control groups compared with pre-intervention results.
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Actitud del Personal de Salud , Prescripciones de Medicamentos/estadística & datos numéricos , Educación Médica Continua/organización & administración , Médicos de Familia , Pautas de la Práctica en Medicina/estadística & datos numéricos , Análisis de Varianza , Distribución de Chi-Cuadrado , Países en Desarrollo , Utilización de Medicamentos/estadística & datos numéricos , Grupos Focales , Reforma de la Atención de Salud , Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud , Mal Uso de los Servicios de Salud/estadística & datos numéricos , Humanos , Irán , Evaluación de Necesidades , Selección de Paciente , Médicos de Familia/educación , Médicos de Familia/organización & administración , Médicos de Familia/psicología , Guías de Práctica Clínica como Asunto , Evaluación de Programas y Proyectos de SaludRESUMEN
A prospective survey of pharmacists' tasks and patients' knowledge and satisfaction was conducted in 35 randomly selected community pharmacies in Tabriz, Islamic Republic of Iran. The total pharmacist interaction received a mean score of 3.05 out of 5. Providing written directions for use attained the highest score of 0.98 out of 1. Patients scored 3.18 out of 5 for knowledge about their medicines. There was a close correlation between patients' knowledge of dispensed drugs and pharmacist interaction (r = 0.95). Mean total prescription filling time was 7.6 min, but only 1.4 min was spent on pharmacist-patient counselling. The interaction between pharmacist and patient increases patients' knowledge about dispensed medicines and their satisfaction with the pharmacist's activities.
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Servicios Comunitarios de Farmacia/organización & administración , Educación del Paciente como Asunto/organización & administración , Satisfacción del Paciente , Farmacéuticos , Rol Profesional , Relaciones Profesional-Paciente , Comunicación , Etiquetado de Medicamentos , Prescripciones de Medicamentos , Evaluación Educacional , Humanos , Irán , Modelos Lineales , Anamnesis , Satisfacción del Paciente/estadística & datos numéricos , Farmacéuticos/organización & administración , Farmacéuticos/psicología , Rol Profesional/psicología , Estudios Prospectivos , Calidad de la Atención de Salud , Estudios de Tiempo y MovimientoRESUMEN
A prospective survey of pharmacists' tasks and patients' knowledge and satisfaction was conducted in 35 randomly selected community pharmacies in Tabriz, Islamic Republic of Iran. The total pharmacist interaction received a mean score of 3.05 out of 5. Providing written directions for use attained the highest score of 0.98 out of 1. Patients scored 3.18 out of 5 for knowledge about their medicines. There was a close correlation between patients' knowledge of dispensed drugs and pharmacist interaction [r = 0.95]. Mean total prescription filling time was 7.6 min, but only 1.4 min was spent on pharmacist-patient counselling. The interaction between pharmacist and patient increases patients' knowledge about dispensed medicines and their satisfaction with the pharmacist's activities
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Conocimiento , Satisfacción del Paciente , Estudios Prospectivos , Servicios Comunitarios de Farmacia , Medicamentos bajo Prescripción , Farmacias , Encuestas y Cuestionarios , FarmacéuticosRESUMEN
This study assessed the effect of an educational intervention [interactive group discussion] on the prescribing behaviour of 51 general physicians from the north-west of Tabriz. Prescriptions were analysed pre-intervention and post-intervention [control and intervention groups] using a proforma with 8 indicators of correct prescribing. The mean number of drugs per prescription pre-intervention was 3.82. The percentage of prescriptions with antibiotics, corticosteroids and injections were 40.8%, 25.9% and 58.0%, respectively. Following the intervention there were slight but not significant changes in the indicators in both intervention and control groups compared with pre-intervention results