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ArticleFrontiers in public health2024

Dispensation of outpatient hospital medicines by hospital only versus hospital-community pharmacies collaboration: a cross-sectional study and survey of patient's satisfaction.

Olivia Ferrández, Santiago Grau, Elena Colominas-González, María Eugenia Navarrete-Rouco, Nuria Carballo-Martínez, Marta De Antonio-Cuscó, Xènia Fernández-Sala, Laura Rio-No, Oscar Fando Romera, Maria Berzosa Malagon and 7 more

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Olivia FerrándezService of Hospital Pharmacy, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Santiago GrauService of Hospital Pharmacy, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Elena Colominas-GonzálezService of Hospital Pharmacy, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
María Eugenia Navarrete-RoucoService of Hospital Pharmacy, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Nuria Carballo-MartínezService of Hospital Pharmacy, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Marta De Antonio-CuscóService of Hospital Pharmacy, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Xènia Fernández-SalaService of Hospital Pharmacy, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Laura Rio-NoService of Hospital Pharmacy, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Oscar Fando RomeraService of Hospital Pharmacy, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Maria Berzosa MalagonService of Hospital Pharmacy, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Sergio Pineda RodriguezService of Hospital Pharmacy, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Noelia Torres RiusService of Hospital Pharmacy, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Xavier Duran-JordàDepartment of Statistics, Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain.
Cristina Rodríguez-CabaCol·legi Oficial de Farmacèutics de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Jordi Casas-SánchezCol·legi Oficial de Farmacèutics de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Félix Caro HerranzDepartment of Informatics, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Caridad Pontes-GarcíaGerència del Medicament del Servei Català de Salut, Barcelona, Spain.

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Abstract

Goal: To describe the experience of a dispensing model of outpatient hospital medicines (OHM) via collaboration of hospital and community pharmacies, and to explore patient satisfaction with the strategy as compared with the hospital pharmacy only service. Background: Patient satisfaction is an important component of the quality of health care. Study: A new model of dispensing OHM was conducted in the Outpatients Unit of the Service of Hospital Pharmacy of Hospital del Mar, in Barcelona, Spain. Participants were patients on stable chronic treatment with clinical or social fragility, immunocompromised patients, and those whose residence was located at a distance from the hospital that justified drug delivery through the community pharmacy. A cross sectional study was done using an Results: The study population included a total of 4,057 patients (66.8% men) with a mean age of 53 (15.5) years, of whom 1,286 responded, with a response rate of 31.7%. Variables significantly associated with response to the survey were age over 44 years, particularly the age segment of 55-64 years (odds ratio [OR] 2.51) and receiving OHM via the community pharmacy (OR 12.76). Patients in the community pharmacy group ( Conclusion: Dispensing OHM through the community pharmacy was a strategy associated with greater patient satisfaction as compared with OHM collection at the hospital pharmacy service, with greater accessibility, mainly due to close distance to the patient's home. The participation of community pharmacists could further optimize the care received by patients undergoing OHM treatment.

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Patient SatisfactionPharmacy Service, HospitalAdultAgedCommunity Pharmacy ServicesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOutpatientsSpainSurveys and Questionnairescommunity pharmacyhospital pharmacyoutpatient hospital medicationspatient satisfactionpharmaceutical care

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PMCPMC11110910

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