Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception of Health Care Providers Providing Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Services to Older Adults in Saudi Arabia
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Ethical Considerations
2.3. Setting
2.4. Sampling Technique
2.5. Population
2.6. Data Collection
2.7. Study Tool
2.8. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Respondent Characteristics
3.2. Knowledge
3.3. Attitude and Perception
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristics | n (%) |
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Age | |
20–29 years | 120 (37.62) |
30–39 years | 174 (54.55) |
40–49 years | 24 (7.52) |
50 Years or older | 1 (0.31) |
Gender | |
Male | 271 (84.95) |
Female | 48 (15.05) |
Educational Level | |
Bachelor’s Degree | 295 (92.48) |
Master’s Degree | 4 (1.25) |
PhD Degree | 15 (4.70) |
Residency or Post-bachelor’s Degree | 5 (1.57) |
Years of Experience | |
Less than 2 Years | 50 (15.67) |
2–5 Years | 67 (21.00) |
6–10 Years | 109 (34.17) |
11–15 Years | 72 (22.57) |
More than 15 Years | 21 (6.58) |
Assistance Availability | |
Yes | 192 (61.15) |
No | 122 (38.85) |
Total Number of Prescription Medication Prescribed for Older Adults/Day | |
Less than 50 Rx | 188 (58.93) |
50–300 Rx | 92 (28.84) |
More than 300 Rx | 14 (4.39) |
Not Sure | 25 (7.84) |
Geographical Region | |
Central Region | 91 (28.53) |
Eastern Region | 76 (23.82) |
Western Region | 61 19.12) |
Northern Region | 46 (14.42) |
Southern Region | 45 (14.11) |
Working Load/Week | |
40 h or less/week | 76 (23.82) |
More than 40 h/week | 243 (76.18) |
Question | Knowledge—High Level, n (%) | Knowledge—Moderate or Low Level, n (%) | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|
1. If MTM service will be implemented in the future, would you like to be an MTM service provider? | <0.0001 | ||
Strongly Agree or Agree | 180 (77.59) | 52 (22.41) | |
Neutral | 27 (32.93) | 55 (67.07) | |
Strongly Disagree or Disagree | 2 (40.00) | 3 (60.00) | |
2. Do you think that providing MTM services is only hospital-based program? | <0.0001 | ||
Strongly Agree or Agree | 84 (70.59) | 35 (29.41) | |
Neutral | 44 (41.12) | 63 (58.88) | |
Strongly Disagree or Disagree | 81 (87.10) | 12 (12.90) | |
3. Is online education a good way to provide training about MTM? | <0.0001 | ||
Strongly Agree or Agree | 151 (80.75) | 36 (19.25) | |
Neutral | 45 (38.79) | 71 (61.21) | |
Strongly Disagree or Disagree | 13 (81.25) | 3 (18.75) | |
4. Do you prefer live workshops as a training method about MTM? | <0.0001 | ||
Strongly Agree or Agree | 150 (78.95) | 40 (21.05) | |
Neutral | 51 (44.35) | 64 (55.65) | |
Strongly Disagree or Disagree | 8 (57.14) | 6 (42.86) | |
5. Do you think that you will have enough time to apply MTM service in the future? | <0.0001 | ||
Strongly Agree or Agree | 138 (79.31) | 36 (20.69) | |
Neutral | 63 (50.40) | 62 (49.60) | |
Strongly Disagree or Disagree | 8 (40.00) | 12 (60.00) | |
6. Does your pharmacy or the place that you work at currently have a private consultation room for the patients? | <0.0001 | ||
Strongly Agree or Agree | 118 (74.21) | 41 (25.79) | |
Neutral | 35 (36.08) | 62 (63.92) | |
Strongly Disagree or Disagree | 56 (88.89) | 7 (11.11) |
Question | Knowledge—High Level, n (%) | Knowledge—Moderate or Low Level, n (%) | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|
1. Do you think that elderly directed MTM services subscription programs are worthy of initiation in primary care? | <0.0001 | ||
Strongly Agree or Agree | 164 (78.47) | 45 (21.53) | |
Neutral | 41 (40.59) | 60 (59.41) | |
Strongly Disagree or Disagree | 4 (44.44) | 5 (55.56) | |
2. Do you think implementing elderly directed MTM service in the future is important to improve their quality of life? | <0.0001 | ||
Strongly Agree or Agree | 184 (80.00) | 46 (20.00) | |
Neutral | 24 (28.24) | 61 (71.76) | |
Strongly Disagree or Disagree | 1 (25.00) | 3 (75.00) | |
3. Are you interested in learning more information about elderly directed MTM service? | <0.0001 | ||
Strongly Agree or Agree | 165 (79.71) | 42 (20.29) | |
Neutral | 40 (38.10) | 65 (61.90) | |
Strongly Disagree or Disagree | 4 (57.14) | 3 (42.86) | |
4. I am willing to provide phone counselling about MTM to the elderly patients? | <0.0001 | ||
Strongly Agree or Agree | 131 (77.06) | 93 (22.94) | |
Neutral | 67 (50.00) | 67 (50.00) | |
Strongly Disagree or Disagree | 11 (73.33) | 4 (26.67) | |
5. I am willing to provide home visits to deliver the MTM services to the elderly centre’s/homes? | <0.0001 | ||
Strongly Agree or Agree | 120 (75.47) | 39 (24.53) | |
Neutral | 63 (50.40) | 62 (49.60) | |
Strongly Disagree or Disagree | 26 (74.29) | 9 (25.71) | |
6. In your current practice, do you think that you spend enough time counselling your elderly patients? | <0.0001 | ||
Strongly Agree or Agree | 144 (77.42) | 42 (22.58) | |
Neutral | 52 (45.61) | 62 (54.39) | |
Strongly Disagree or Disagree | 13 (68.42) | 6 (31.58) | |
7. Do you usually access (online or hard copies) most updated geriatric directed treatment guidelines available for diseases such as AGS Beers Criteria® etc.? | <0.0001 | ||
Strongly Agree or Agree | 116 (73.42) | 42 (26.58) | |
Neutral | 61 (50.00) | 61 (50.00) | |
Strongly Disagree or Disagree | 32 (82.05) | 7 (17.95) | |
8. Do you have an easy access (online or hard copies) to the geriatric guidelines to manage your elderly patients? | <0.0001 | ||
Strongly Agree or Agree | 117 (78.52) | 32 (21.48) | |
Neutral | 58 (45.67) | 69 (54.33) | |
Strongly Disagree or Disagree | 34 (79.07) | 9 (20.93) | |
9. Lack of training in MTM services delivery is one of the potential barriers regarding applying elderly directed MTM service in the future? | <0.0001 | ||
Strongly Agree or Agree | 156 (82.54) | 33 (17.46) | |
Neutral | 49 (41.53) | 69 (58.47) | |
Strongly Disagree or Disagree | 4 (33.33) | 8 (66.67) | |
10. Do you think that applying elderly directed MTM services need high budget? | <0.0001 | ||
Strongly Agree or Agree | 122 (82.43) | 26 (17.57) | |
Neutral | 69 (47.59) | 76 (52.41) | |
Strongly Disagree or Disagree | 18 (69.23) | 8 (30.77) | |
11. I believe that geriatrics should receive more care than any other group of patients? | <0.0001 | ||
Strongly Agree or Agree | 149 (83.71) | 29 (16.29) | |
Neutral | 56 (43.41) | 73 (56.59) | |
Strongly Disagree or Disagree | 4 (33.33) | 8 (66.67) | |
12. I feel confident in my communication skills while counselling an elderly patients? | <0.0001 | ||
Strongly Agree or Agree | 153 (83.15) | 31 (16.85) | |
Neutral | 49 (40.50) | 72 (59.50) | |
Strongly Disagree or Disagree | 7 (50.00) | 7 (50.00) | |
13. I have the required competencies to deliver MTM services to the elderly patients? | <0.0001 | ||
Strongly Agree or Agree | 150 (82.42) | 32 (17.58) | |
Neutral | 53 (41.73) | 74 (58.27) | |
Strongly Disagree or Disagree | 6 (60.00) | 4 (40.00) | |
14. I believe that geriatrics should receive more education than any other group of patients? | <0.0001 | ||
Strongly Agree or Agree | 169 (80.48) | 41 (19.52) | |
Neutral | 38 (37.25) | 64 (62.57) | |
Strongly Disagree or Disagree | 2 (28.57) | 5 (71.43) |
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Alotaibi, F.M.; Bukhamsin, Z.M.; Alsharafaa, A.N.; Asiri, I.M.; Kurdi, S.M.; Alshayban, D.M.; Alsultan, M.M.; Almalki, B.A.; Alzlaiq, W.A.; Alotaibi, M.M. Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception of Health Care Providers Providing Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Services to Older Adults in Saudi Arabia. Healthcare 2023, 11, 2936. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11222936
Alotaibi FM, Bukhamsin ZM, Alsharafaa AN, Asiri IM, Kurdi SM, Alshayban DM, Alsultan MM, Almalki BA, Alzlaiq WA, Alotaibi MM. Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception of Health Care Providers Providing Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Services to Older Adults in Saudi Arabia. Healthcare. 2023; 11(22):2936. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11222936
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlotaibi, Fawaz M., Zainab M. Bukhamsin, Alanoud Nasser Alsharafaa, Ibrahim M. Asiri, Sawsan M. Kurdi, Dhafer M. Alshayban, Mohammed M. Alsultan, Bassem A. Almalki, Wafa Ali Alzlaiq, and Mansour M. Alotaibi. 2023. "Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception of Health Care Providers Providing Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Services to Older Adults in Saudi Arabia" Healthcare 11, no. 22: 2936. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11222936