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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019

Perspectives of Non-Pharmacy Professionals in Long-Term Care Facilities on Pharmacist-Involved Medication Management in South Korea: A Qualitative Study.

Arim Kwak, Euni Lee, Jung Mi Oh, Eunhee Ji, Kyungim Kim

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Arim KwakCollege of Pharmacy, Korea University, 251l Sejong-ro, Sejong 30019, Korea. arimkwak@gmail.com.
Euni LeeSeoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea. eunilee@snu.ac.kr.
Jung Mi OhSeoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea. jmoh@snu.ac.kr.
Eunhee JiCollege of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, 191 Hambakmoero, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21936, Korea. ehji@gachon.ac.kr.
Kyungim KimCollege of Pharmacy, Korea University, 251l Sejong-ro, Sejong 30019, Korea. kim_ki@korea.ac.kr.ORCID 0000-0001-7997-696X
Korea University · KRSeoul National University · KRGachon University · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite a rapid increase in both the number of long-term care facilities (LTCFs) and their residents in recent years, the concept of pharmacist-involved medication management is relatively new in South Korea. The objective of this study was to identify the perspectives of non-pharmacy professionals regarding the development of pharmacist-involved medication management in LTCFs. Employing a snowball sampling strategy, this study relied on semi-structured, one-on-one, in-depth interviews with twelve non-pharmacy professionals in LTCFs. The inductive thematic analysis and the constant comparative method were employed for the analysis. Participants revealed the need for pharmacist-involved medication management systems in LTCFs at the intrinsic and environmental levels. Through pharmacist-involved medication management, participants desired "medication review/reconciliation" and "pharmaceutical education/counseling". The barriers to be overcome included "the authorization of pharmacists' roles", "the financial stability of LTCFs", "role awareness among coworkers", and "the professional development of pharmacists". In this study, we advanced our understanding of non-pharmacy professionals' perceptions of pharmacist-involved medication management in LTCFs. The results of this study can be applied in other Asian countries where the development of pharmacist-involved medication management for the institutionalized elderly is relatively new.

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Professional RoleAgedAttitude of Health PersonnelCounselingHealth FacilitiesHumansInterviews as TopicLong-Term CareMedication Therapy ManagementPharmacistsQualitative ResearchRepublic of Koreageriatriclong-term care facilitymedication managementpharmaceutical carepublic healthqualitative studySouth Korea

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PMID31167383
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