Exploring pharmacists' perceptions of integrating pharmacists into the general practice setting

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dc.contributor.authorMorcos, Pasqualeen
dc.contributor.authorDalton, Kieranen
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-19T12:02:58Z
dc.date.available2024-12-19T12:02:58Z
dc.date.issued2021-06-18en
dc.description.abstractBackground: In several countries worldwide, pharmacists have integrated into the general practice setting. This has resulted in enhanced medication management, a reduction in patients' appointments with general practitioners (GPs), and decreased medication costs. However, there is a paucity of research that has focused on exploring pharmacists' views of this emerging role prior to its implementation in countries where it is not yet commonplace. Objective: To explore pharmacsists' perceptions of integrating pharmacists into the general practice setting, the proposed roles for such pharmacists, and the factors affecting integration. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with pharmacists in Ireland, who were sampled based on years of experience in community pharmacy and work location using convenience and snowball sampling. The interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim, which subsequently underwent thematic analysis. Results: Twelve pharmacists – with a median of six years' experience as a community pharmacist – were interviewed between September and October 2019. Four main themes were generated: (i) expectations of integrated role (including the importance of role definition, pharmacist experience, and increased job satisfaction); (ii) altered pharmacist-patient dynamic in primary care (including patient trust, patient safety, and the impact on community pharmacist roles); (iii) GP-pharmacist relationship (including pre-existing relationships, autonomy, reducing GP workload, and individual GP attributes); (iv) logistical issues and financial implications (including practice characteristics, co-location time, and supporting evidence-based implementation). Conclusion: This study is unique as it has focused solely on exploring pharmacists' perceptions of integrating into general practice in a country where such roles are mostly non-existent. The attitudes of pharmacists in this study were primarily positive, for reasons such as intrinsic motivation, reducing GP workload, and improving patient health outcomes. However, the routine implementation of these roles will require funding and support from key stakeholders (other than pharmacists) and should be guided by the evidence from other countries.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.articleid100027en
dc.identifier.citationMorcos, P. and Dalton, K. (2021) 'Exploring pharmacists' perceptions of integrating pharmacists into the general practice setting', Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 2, 100027 (8pp). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcsop.2021.100027en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcsop.2021.100027en
dc.identifier.endpage8en
dc.identifier.issn2667-2766en
dc.identifier.journaltitleExploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacyen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/16741
dc.identifier.volume2en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevier Inc.en
dc.relation.ispartofExploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacyen
dc.rights© 2021, the Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. : This article is available under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND license and permits non-commercial use of the work as published, without adaptation or alteration provided the work is fully attributed.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectGeneral practiceen
dc.subjectInterviewen
dc.subjectPharmacisten
dc.subjectPrimary careen
dc.subjectQualitativeen
dc.titleExploring pharmacists' perceptions of integrating pharmacists into the general practice settingen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
oaire.citation.volume2en
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