dc.contributor.author	Roche Ryan, Ellen	en
dc.contributor.author	Bennett-Lenane, Harriet	en
dc.date.accessioned	2025-04-02T14:32:30Z
dc.date.available	2025-04-02T14:32:30Z
dc.date.issued	2025-03-13	en
dc.description.abstract	Background: Adults who are Visually Impaired (VI) often experience challenges in taking medications and interacting with healthcare settings. Aim: The aims of this study were to (1) explore the opinions of VI adults regarding care provided at community pharmacies in Ireland and (2) identify patient recommendations for improved care. Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted using a topic guide via telephone or videoconference with VI adults who visit community pharmacies in Ireland. Interviewees were recruited on a voluntary basis using a mix of purposive, convenience and snowball sampling. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and carried out until theoretical data saturation. The Braun and Clarke approach was used for thematic data analysis using NVivo software. Results: Four major themes emerged from eighteen interviews. These were staff awareness, medicines information accessibility, physical inaccessibility and positive supports. Interviewees identified how open communication and close professional relationships between staff and VI adults could be influential in overcoming a perceived lack of independence and privacy currently experienced. Need for staff awareness training, improved provision of medicines information, improved physical accessibility of pharmacy layouts and use of mobile application as assistive technologies were also recommended. Conclusion: This study provides the first qualitative exploration of care provided to VI adults by community pharmacies in Ireland. Based on personal experiences, interviewees recommended mostly minor adjustments to pharmacy practice to increase accessibility and help provide improved care for this cohort when visiting a pharmacy. This work represents a springboard for future research involving bespoke interventions and tailored guidance for pharmacy teams.	en
dc.description.status	Peer reviewed	en
dc.description.version	Published Version	en
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	en
dc.identifier.citation	Roche Ryan, E. and Bennett-Lenane, H. (2025) ‘Opinions of visually impaired adults on the care provided at community pharmacies: a qualitative interview study’, International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-025-01888-1	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s11096-025-01888-1	en
dc.identifier.eissn	2210-7711	en
dc.identifier.issn	2210-7703	en
dc.identifier.journaltitle	International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10468/17226
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Springer Nature Switzerland AG	en
dc.rights	© 2025, the Authors, under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Open Access. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made.	en
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	en
dc.subject	Care	en
dc.subject	Community pharmacy service	en
dc.subject	Patient	en
dc.subject	Persons	en
dc.subject	Qualitative research	en
dc.subject	Visually impaired	en
dc.title	Opinions of visually impaired adults on the care provided at community pharmacies: a qualitative interview study	en
dc.type	Article (peer-reviewed)	en

Opinions of visually impaired adults on the care provided at community pharmacies: a qualitative interview study

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