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| العنوان: |
Assessment of community pharmacy professionals’ knowledge and counseling skills achievement towards headache management: a cross-sectional and simulated-client based mixed study. |
| المؤلفون: |
Netere, Adeladlew Kassie, Erku, Daniel Asfaw, Sendekie, Ashenafi Kibret, Gebreyohannes, Eyob Alemayehu, Muluneh, Niguse Yigzaw, Belachew, Sewunet Admasu |
| المصدر: |
Journal of Headache & Pain; 10/16/2018, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p1-9, 9p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
DICLOFENAC, HEADACHE treatment, IBUPROFEN, ACETAMINOPHEN, CLINICAL competence, COMMUNITY health workers, CONFIDENCE, COUNSELING, MEDICAL appointments, MEDICAL care costs, NONSTEROIDAL anti-inflammatory agents, PHARMACISTS, PROFESSIONAL ethics, PROFESSIONS, QUESTIONNAIRES, SELF-evaluation, SOCIAL boundaries, CROSS-sectional method, DISEASE duration, PSYCHOLOGY, THERAPEUTICS |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
ETHIOPIA |
| مستخلص: |
Background: Headache is one of the most common disabling medical condition affecting over 40% of adults globally. Many patients with headache prefer to alleviate their symptom with a range of over-the-counter analgesics that are available in community medicine retail outlets (CMROs). However, data regarding how community pharmacists respond to headache presentation and their analgesic dispensing behaviors in Ethiopia is scarce. The present study aimed to assess the self-reported and actual practice of community pharmacists toward management of a headache in Gondar town, Ethiopia.Methods: A dual-phase mixed-methods research design, including pseudo-client visits (between April 1 and 30, 2018) followed by a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study (between May 1 and 20, 2018) was conducted among CMROs in Gondar town, Ethiopia.Results: Among the 60 pseudo-client visits, 95% of them dispensed medications. The overall counseling approach was found to be 42.6% which improved to 58.3% when the pseudo-clients demanded it. Duration (73.3%) and signs/symptoms (45%) of headache were asked before dispensing the medications. Dosing frequency (86.7%), indication (60%) and dosage form (35%) were the most discussed items. Ibuprofen (45%) and diclofenac (41.5%) were primarily added to paracetamol for better headache treatment. Effectiveness (61.7%) and cost (21.7%) were the main criteria to choose drugs. In the cross-sectional survey, 60 participants were requested and 51 of them agreed to participate (response rate of 85%). Of these participants, 64.7% agreed that managing headache symptomatically is challenging. Patient lack of confidence in dispensers (41.2%) and lack of updated medical information (31.4%) were reported as the primary barriers to counsel clients.Conclusion: This study demonstrated the practical gaps in counseling practices and poor headache management of community pharmacies in Gondar city. National stakeholders in collaboration with academic organizations should be involved in continuous clinical training and education regarding proper counseling practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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