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ArticlePharmacy practice2010

Barriers to medication counselling for people with mental health disorders: a six country study.

S Elina Aaltonen, Niina P Laine, Daisy Volmer, Manjiri S Gharat, Ruta Muceniece, Anna Vitola, Veerle Foulon, Franciska A Desplenter, Marja S Airaksinen, Timothy F Chen and 1 more

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  5. UK Pharmacy Students' Opinions on Mental Health Conditions.American journal of pharmaceutical education · 2018
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  6. New roles for pharmacists in community mental health care: a narrative review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2014
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 7 institutions in 5 countries.

S Elina AaltonenDivision of Social Pharmacy. Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki ( Finland ) [Now: Porvoon Uusi Apteekki, Porvoo (Finland)].
Niina P LaineDivision of Social Pharmacy. Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki ( Finland ). [Now: Vihdin Apteekki, Helsinki (Finland)].
Daisy VolmerInstitute of Pharmacy. Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu ( Estonia ).
Manjiri S GharatCommunity Pharmacy Division. Indian Pharmaceutical Association India; K.M. Kundnani Pharmacy Polytechnic. Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra ( India ).
Ruta MucenieceFaculty of Medicine, University of Latvia ( Latvia ).
Anna VitolaFaculty of Pharmacy, Riga Stradins University ( Latvia ).
Veerle FoulonResearch Centre for Pharmaceutical Care and Pharmacoeconomics. Faculty of Pharmacy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven ( Belgium ).
Franciska A DesplenterResearch Centre for Pharmaceutical Care and Pharmacoeconomics. Faculty of Pharmacy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven ( Belgium ).
Marja S AiraksinenDivision of Social Pharmacy. Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki ( Finland ).
Timothy F ChenFaculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney ( Australia ).
J Simon BellDivision of Social Pharmacy. Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki ( Finland ). [Now: Kuopio Research Centre of Geriatric Care, and Clinical Pharmacology and Geriatric Pharmacotherapy Unit. School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland (Finland)].
University of Helsinki · FIKU Leuven · BERiga Stradiņš University · LVUniversity of Eastern Finland · FIUniversity of Latvia · LVUniversity of Sydney · AUUniversity of Tartu · EE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

unlabelledProvision of medication information may improve adherence and prevent medication related problems. People with mental health disorders commonly receive less medication counselling from pharmacists than people with other common long term and persistent disorders.

objectiveThe objective of this study was to compare and contrast barriers pharmacy students perceive toward providing medication counselling for people with mental health disorders in Australia, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, India and Latvia.

methodsBarriers identified by third-year pharmacy students as part of the International Pharmacy Students' Health Survey were content analysed using a directed approach. Students' responses were categorised as pharmacist related, patient related, health-system related, or social or cultural related. Quantitative data were analysed using SPSS version 14.0.

resultsSurvey instruments were returned by 649 students. Of the respondents, 480 identified one or more barriers to medication counselling for people with mental health disorders. Patient related factors accounted for between 25.3% and 36.2% of barriers identified by the pharmacy students. Pharmacist related factors accounted for between 17.6% and 45.1% of the barriers identified by the pharmacy students. Students in India were more likely to attribute barriers to pharmacist and social and cultural related factors, and less likely to health-system related factors, than students studying in other countries.

conclusionThe nature of barriers identified by pharmacy students differed according to the country in which they studied. Undergraduate and postgraduate pharmacy education programs may need to be amended to address common misconceptions among pharmacy students.

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Attitude of Health PersonnelAustraliaBelgiumCommunity Pharmacy ServicesEstoniaFinlandIndiaLatviaMental Disorders

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