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Knowledge and practices of community pharmacists in topical dermatological treatments

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dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, Ana
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, Maribel
dc.contributor.authorHerdeiro, Maria Teresa
dc.contributor.authorVasconcelos, Viviana
dc.contributor.authorCorreia, Rita
dc.contributor.authorBahia, Maria Fernanda
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorVidal, Diogo Guedes
dc.contributor.authore Sousa, Hélder Fernando Pedrosa
dc.contributor.authorDinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, Vera
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-17T11:17:00Z
dc.date.available2021-03-17T11:17:00Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe connection between pharmacists’ knowledge and practice on the provided information to patients about dermatoses and their treatment is insufficiently characterized. Furthermore, pharmacists’ contributions in counselling and in promoting adherence to topical treatment is not fully understood. This study has three main objectives. It aims to identify the knowledge and practices of pharmacists about dermatoses and their treatment, and to compare the perspective of pharmacists with that of patients regarding treatment information, with the future goal of establishing guidelines on the communication of dosage regimen instructions to dermatological patients and promotion of adherence to treatment, filling a gap. A cross-sectional, exploratory, and descriptive study was carried out. Based on experts’ prior knowledge and extensive collected literature information, two questionnaire protocols, one for pharmacists and another one for patients, were designed. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were carried out in relation to the pharmacists’ questionnaire for instrument validation. The results indicate that knowledge of pharmacists regarding dermatoses and their treatment is considered acceptable. Most of the pharmacists were reported to provide information to patients. Oppositely, patients reported not to have receive it. This is an important issue because pharmacists play a primary role in the management of several diseases. As non-adherence can be triggered by poor understanding of the dosing instructions, pharmacists’ communication practices play an important role in improving this hinderance. Results from this study identified pharmacist–patient communication gaps, so the development of guidelines to improve the transmission of clear dosage regimen instructions and knowledge about patient’s disease are of paramount importance. Training programs for continuous education of pharmacist should be implemented to solve the identified communication problems found in this study.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationTeixeira, A.; Teixeira, M.; Herdeiro, M.T.; Vasconcelos, V.; Correia, R.; Bahia, M.F.; Almeida, I.F.; Vidal, D.G.; Sousa, H.F.P.e; Dinis, M.A.P.; Almeida, V. Knowledge and Practices of Community Pharmacists in Topical Dermatological Treatments. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 2928. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18062928pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph18062928pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10284/9640
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
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dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/6/2928pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectCommunity pharmacistpt_PT
dc.subjectTreatment adherencept_PT
dc.subjectDisease managementpt_PT
dc.subjectPharmacists’ knowledgept_PT
dc.titleKnowledge and practices of community pharmacists in topical dermatological treatmentspt_PT
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oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthpt_PT
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