Community pharmacists' perceptions on multidisciplinary heart failure care: an exploratory qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heart failure (HF) is an important health problem and guidelines recommend multidisciplinary management. The pharmacist is an important member of the multidisciplinary heart failure team, both in the hospital and community setting. This study aims to explore the perceptions of community pharmacists on their role in HF care.

Methods

We conducted a qualitative study based on face-to-face semi-structured interviews with 13 Belgian community pharmacists between September 2020 and December 2020. We used the Qualitative Analysis Guide of Leuven (QUAGOL) method as guidance for data analysis until data saturation was reached. We structured interview content into a thematic matrix.

Results

We identified two major themes: heart failure management and multidisciplinar

SUBMITTER: Raat W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10266313 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature