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Article

Knowledge and Practices of Community Pharmacists in Topical Dermatological Treatments

by
Ana Teixeira
1,2,
Maribel Teixeira
1,*,
Maria Teresa Herdeiro
3,
Viviana Vasconcelos
1,
Rita Correia
1,
Maria Fernanda Bahia
2,
Isabel F. Almeida
2,*,
Diogo Guedes Vidal
4,
Hélder Fernando Pedrosa e Sousa
5,
Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis
4 and
Vera Almeida
1,2
1
CESPU, Institute of Research and Advanced Training in Health Sciences and Technologies, Rua Central de Gandra 1317, 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal
2
UCIBIO/REQUIMTE, MedTech-Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Drug Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
3
Department of Medical Sciences—Institute of Biomedicine (iBiMED), University of Aveiro, Campus Universitario de Santiago, Agra do Crasto—Edificio 30, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
4
UFP Energy, Environment and Health Research Unit (FP-ENAS), University Fernando Pessoa (UFP), Praça 9 de Abril 349, 4249-004 Porto, Portugal
5
Department of Mathematics (DM. UTAD), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(6), 2928; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18062928
Submission received: 1 February 2021 / Revised: 5 March 2021 / Accepted: 11 March 2021 / Published: 12 March 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers in Health Communication)
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Abstract

The connection between pharmacists’ knowledge and practice on the provided information to patients about dermatoses and their treatment is insufficiently characterized. Furthermore, pharmacists’ contributions in counselling and in promoting adherence to topical treatment is not fully understood. This study has three main objectives. It aims to identify the knowledge and practices of pharmacists about dermatoses and their treatment, and to compare the perspective of pharmacists with that of patients regarding treatment information, with the future goal of establishing guidelines on the communication of dosage regimen instructions to dermatological patients and promotion of adherence to treatment, filling a gap. A cross-sectional, exploratory, and descriptive study was carried out. Based on experts’ prior knowledge and extensive collected literature information, two questionnaire protocols, one for pharmacists and another one for patients, were designed. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were carried out in relation to the pharmacists’ questionnaire for instrument validation. The results indicate that knowledge of pharmacists regarding dermatoses and their treatment is considered acceptable. Most of the pharmacists were reported to provide information to patients. Oppositely, patients reported not to have receive it. This is an important issue because pharmacists play a primary role in the management of several diseases. As non-adherence can be triggered by poor understanding of the dosing instructions, pharmacists’ communication practices play an important role in improving this hinderance. Results from this study identified pharmacist–patient communication gaps, so the development of guidelines to improve the transmission of clear dosage regimen instructions and knowledge about patient’s disease are of paramount importance. Training programs for continuous education of pharmacist should be implemented to solve the identified communication problems found in this study.
Keywords: community pharmacist; treatment adherence; disease management; pharmacists’ knowledge community pharmacist; treatment adherence; disease management; pharmacists’ knowledge

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Teixeira, A.; Teixeira, M.; Herdeiro, M.T.; Vasconcelos, V.; Correia, R.; Bahia, M.F.; Almeida, I.F.; Vidal, D.G.; Sousa, H.F.P.e.; Dinis, M.A.P.; et al. Knowledge and Practices of Community Pharmacists in Topical Dermatological Treatments. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 2928. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18062928

AMA Style

Teixeira A, Teixeira M, Herdeiro MT, Vasconcelos V, Correia R, Bahia MF, Almeida IF, Vidal DG, Sousa HFPe, Dinis MAP, et al. Knowledge and Practices of Community Pharmacists in Topical Dermatological Treatments. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(6):2928. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18062928

Chicago/Turabian Style

Teixeira, Ana, Maribel Teixeira, Maria Teresa Herdeiro, Viviana Vasconcelos, Rita Correia, Maria Fernanda Bahia, Isabel F. Almeida, Diogo Guedes Vidal, Hélder Fernando Pedrosa e Sousa, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, and et al. 2021. "Knowledge and Practices of Community Pharmacists in Topical Dermatological Treatments" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 6: 2928. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18062928

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Teixeira, A., Teixeira, M., Herdeiro, M. T., Vasconcelos, V., Correia, R., Bahia, M. F., Almeida, I. F., Vidal, D. G., Sousa, H. F. P. e., Dinis, M. A. P., & Almeida, V. (2021). Knowledge and Practices of Community Pharmacists in Topical Dermatological Treatments. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(6), 2928. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18062928

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