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ArticleExploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy2021

Community pharmacists' views on providing a reproductive health service to women receiving opioid substitution treatment: A qualitative study using the TDF and COM-B.

N Alhusein, J Scott, J Neale, A Chater, H Family

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Article in Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

N AlhuseinPopulation Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
J ScottDepartment of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
J NealeNational Addiction Centre, King's College London, London, UK.
A ChaterCentre for Health, Wellbeing and Behaviour Change, University of Bedfordshire, Bedford, UK.
H FamilyPopulation Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
University of Bristol · GBUniversity of Bath · GBUniversity of Bedfordshire · GBUNSW Sydney · AU

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Abstract

backgroundThe absence of menstruation is common in women who use drugs. This can give a belief that conception is unlikely. When stabilised on Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST), fertility often returns, initially without realisation as ovulation precedes menstruation. This leaves women vulnerable to unplanned pregnancies. Community pharmacists (CPs) are frequently in contact with this patient group through the Supervised Consumption of OST service. This provides a timely opportunity to provide reproductive health (RH) advice. The aim of this study was to investigate pharmacists' views on providing a RH service to women receiving OST.

methodsTwenty semi-structured interviews based on the Capability-Opportunity-Motivation to Behaviour (COM-B) model and the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) were conducted between 2016 and 2017. Data analysis involved deductive coding using the TDF domains. The TDF domains were mapped onto the elements of the COM-B and used in the second step to create the framework and chart the data. The third step involved re-reading and clustering the codes, and inductive themes were generated to explain the data in depth.

resultsNine of the 14 TDF domains, mapped into five elements of the COM-B, were identified. Five inductive themes were generated: 1) The pharmacists' experience and knowledge of reproductive health (RH) needs of women receiving OST, 2) The pharmacists' approach to providing advice, 3) The pharmacists' perception of the relationship with women receiving OST, 4) Social influences, and 5) Environmental factors. Community pharmacists feared causing offense to women receiving OST and described requiring cues as to when the service was needed. Pharmacists' highlighted a power imbalance in the relationship with women receiving OST. This could influence how receptive this patient group would be to pharmacy RH interventions.

conclusionsCPs' concerns of providing RH service could hinder a proactive service provision. Supporting good rapport and providing a structured consultation would increase the accessibility of such a service.

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BCW, Behaviour Change WheelCapability-opportunity-motivation to behaviour (COM-B) modelCOM-B, Capability-Opportunity-Motivation to Behaviour modelCommunity pharmacistsCPs, Community pharmacistsEHC, Emergency Hormonal ContraceptionHealth services for womenLARC, Long-Acting Reversible ContraceptivesOpioid substitution treatmentOST, Opioid Substitution TherapyReproductive healthRH, Reproductive HealthSC, Supervised Consumption serviceTDF, Theoretical Domains FrameworkTheoretical domains framework

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