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The Patient - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Erschienen in: The Patient - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research 5/2015

01.10.2015 | Original Research Article

Consumers and Carers Versus Pharmacy Staff: Do Their Priorities for Australian Pharmacy Services Align?

verfasst von: Sara S. McMillan, Fiona Kelly, Adem Sav, Elizabeth Kendall, Michelle A. King, Jennifer A. Whitty, Amanda J. Wheeler

Erschienen in: The Patient - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research | Ausgabe 5/2015

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Abstract

Background

Health professionals, including pharmacists, are encouraged to meet the needs of their consumers in an efficient and patient-centred manner. Yet, there is limited information as to what consumers with chronic conditions need from pharmacy as a healthcare destination or how well pharmacy staff understand these needs.

Objective

The aim of this study was to identify service user priorities for ideal community pharmacy services for consumers with chronic conditions and their carers, and compare these priorities with what pharmacy staff think these groups want.

Methods

The nominal group technique was undertaken with pharmacist, pharmacy support staff, consumer and carer groups in four Australian regions between December 2012 and April 2013. Participant ideas and priorities for ideal services or care were identified, and contextual insight was obtained by thematic analysis.

Results

Twenty-one nominal group sessions are accepted, including 15 consumer and carer, four pharmacist and two pharmacy support staff groups. Pharmacy staff views generally aligned with consumer priorities, such as access, affordability, patient-centred care and continuity and coordinated care, yet diverged with respect to consumer information or education on medication and services. Fundamentally, consumers and carers sought streamlined access to information and medication, in a coordinated, patient-centred approach. Alleviating financial burden was a key consumer priority, with a call for the continuation and extension of medication subsidies.

Conclusion

Overall, pharmacy staff had a reasonable understanding of what consumers would prioritise, but further emphasis on the importance, delivery, or both, of consumer information is needed. Greater consideration is needed from policy makers regarding the financial barriers to accessing medication for consumers with chronic conditions.
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The Australian Government provides assistance for low income earners in the form of a concession card. This allows medication to be obtained at a cheaper price.
 
2
Australian’s who reach a certain threshold on medications are entitled to either reduced (co-pay) or free medication supply for the rest of the calendar year.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
Consumers and Carers Versus Pharmacy Staff: Do Their Priorities for Australian Pharmacy Services Align?
verfasst von
Sara S. McMillan
Fiona Kelly
Adem Sav
Elizabeth Kendall
Michelle A. King
Jennifer A. Whitty
Amanda J. Wheeler
Publikationsdatum
01.10.2015
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
The Patient - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research / Ausgabe 5/2015
Print ISSN: 1178-1653
Elektronische ISSN: 1178-1661
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40271-014-0105-9

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