ArticlePharmacy (Basel, Switzerland)2018
Giving Voice to the Medically Under-Served: A Qualitative Co-Production Approach to Explore Patient Medicine Experiences and Improve Services to Marginalized Communities.
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- Towards equity: a qualitative exploration of the implementation and impact of a digital educational intervention for pharmacy professionals in England.International journal for equity in health · 2019Article
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- Community pharmacy Medicines Use Review: current challenges.Integrated pharmacy research & practice · 2017Review
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Abstract
backgroundWith an aging population, the appropriate, effective and safe use of medicines is a global health priority. However, "'medically under-served" patients continue to experience significant inequalities around access to healthcare services.
aimThis study forms part of a wider project to co-develop and evaluate a digital educational intervention for community pharmacy. The aim of this paper is to explore the medicine needs of patients from marginalized communities and suggest practical way on how services could be better tailored to their requirements.
methodFollowing ethical approval, qualitative data was gathered from: (1) workshops with patients and professionals (
resultsOur findings revealed that patients from marginalized communities reported poor management of their medical conditions and significant problems with adherence to prescribed medicines. Their experience of pharmacy services was found to be variable with many experiencing discrimination or disadvantage as a result of their status. DISCUSSION: This study highlights the plight of medically under-served communities and the need for policy makers to tailor services to an individual's needs and circumstances. Furthermore, patients and professionals can work in collaboration using a co-production approach to develop educational interventions for pharmacy service improvements.
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