Integrating the Public Health Services Model into Age-Friendly Pharmacies: A Case Study on the Pharmacies in Taiwan

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Title:	Integrating the Public Health Services Model into Age-Friendly Pharmacies: A Case Study on the Pharmacies in Taiwan
Authors:	Chen, Shih-Chang Lee, Kuan-Han Horng, Der-Juinn Huang, Po-Jui
Contributors:	Natl Cent Univ, Dept Business Adm Chia Nan Univ Pharm & Sci, Dept Pharm Kaohsiung Med Univ, Dept Med & Appl Chem
Keywords:	age-friendly pharmacy pharmaceutical service community pharmacy medication adherence public health service
Date:	2021
Issue Date:	2023-11-11 11:44:33 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	MDPI
Abstract:	Taiwan is expected to become a superaged society by 2026. Community pharmacies have recently joined Taiwan's primary care system; they have great potential to provide professional healthcare services. This study examined whether the services provided by community pharmacists enhance medication adherence, enable the identification and solution of drug therapy problems, and are accepted by community residents. The Department of Public Health, Taoyuan City, collaborated with the Taoyuan Pharmacist Association over 11 months in 2018 in enabling pharmacists to dispense prescriptions and provide medication adherence consultations, cognitive services, and home and institutional medical care services. This study designed four satisfaction questionnaires to assess the feasibility and performance of these services. Regarding the services related to medication knowledge and adherence, 92.10% of the patients reported overall satisfaction, and all understanding and ability scores were improved in more than 95% of patients. The number of patients highly cooperative regarding their medication had risen from 14 to 234 after the intervention, and the number with low medication adherence had dropped from 533 to 33. More than 90% of respondents indicated that the institutional medical care services had significantly improved their medication knowledge and behaviors. The feasibility of the incorporation of integrated the public health services model into age-friendly pharmacies was confirmed by this study.
Relation:	HEALTHCARE-BASEL, v.9, n.11, pp.1589
Appears in Collections:	[Dept. of Pharmacy] Periodical Articles

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