Pharmacists' Medication Counseling Practices and Knowledge and Satisfaction of Patients With an Outpatient Hospital Pharmacy Service.

ABSTRACT: The degree of communication between patients and pharmacists has a significant impact on the process of medication counseling. The purpose of this study was to evaluate pharmacists' practices of medication counseling and to assess patients' knowledge of medications and satisfaction with pharmacy services at Woldia Comprehensive Specialised Hospital (WCSH). A cross-sectional study involving 23 pharmacists and 339 patients was carried out between February and May 2022 at WCSH. A self-administered structured questionnaire was used to assess the medication counseling activities of pharmacists, whereas interview-based questionnaires were used to evaluate patients' knowledge of the drugs prescribed to them and their level of satisfaction with outpatient hospital pharmacy services. The Statistica

SUBMITTER: Tadesse YB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10748552 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature