Pharmacists' communication skills with deaf and hard of hearing patients: A needs assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Assess the Saudi pharmacists' perceptions of their responsibilities toward deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) patients, their current practices, and their need for communication skills training.

Study design

A prospective cross-sectional study.

Methods

Pharmacist and deaf communication questionnaire (PDCQ), a newly structured, validated, pilot-tested, and self-administered online questionnaire, was used to collect data. A total of 303 pharmacists working in the Saudi community and outpatient pharmacies participated in the study. Data were analyzed using SPSS and descriptive statistics were used to describe the study findings. These included Mean ± standard deviation (SD), frequency, and Chi-square tests.

Results

Most pharmacists perceived that DHH patien

SUBMITTER: Al Aloola N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10310020 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature