Pharmaceutical Care in Mental Health: Pharmacists' Barriers, Collaborations, Attitudes, and Perceptions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pharmaceutical care is an essential component of mental healthcare.

Objectives

The study assessed pharmacists' collaborations, barriers, perceptions on therapeutic relationships and attitudes toward pharmaceutical care to persons with mental illness.

Methods

A questionnaire-based descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted among 175 pharmacists in a Nigerian state via purposive sampling. Average mean score of >3 (±SD) was considered positive attitude toward pharmaceutical care, and positive for respondents' perception of pharmacists-patient relationship during consultations. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 25.0 for descriptive statistics.

Results

A total of 140 (80.0%) respondents participated in the study. Access to patients' medical reco

SUBMITTER: Iheanacho CO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11195836 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature