"Access to pharmacy services is difficult in China": a qualitative study from the perspective of transplant recipients to explore their expectations.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To gain an in-depth and comprehensive understanding of Chinese organ transplant recipients' perceptions, expectations, and suggestions of pharmacy services to hospital pharmacists.

Methods

This qualitative study was conducted in central China, from February to December 2020. Participants were collected with a purposive and snowball sampling method. Focus group discussions were conducted with organ transplant recipients and content analysis was applied to identify themes and subthemes.

Results

21 recipients participated in the qualitative study. Four themes and thirteen subthemes were identified: (1) perceptions of clinical pharmacists and pharmacy services; (2) expectations for pharmacy service content; (3) expectations for pharmacy service form; and (4) diffi

SUBMITTER: Yin Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10976827 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature