Construction and validation of an instrument to identify barriers to implementing pharmaceutical care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pharmaceutical Care is a professional practice in high demand for implementation in Primary Health Care within the Public Health System. Consequently, it was necessary to develop and validate an instrument to assess the obstacles to this process.

Methods

A methodological study was conducted in three stages: first, the questionnaire was developed based on the APOTECA framework, which includes Attitudinal, Political, Technical, and Administrative domains. Second, the content was validated using the Delphi Technique, with a content validity coefficient greater than or equal to 0.8 considered acceptable. Third, a pre-test was conducted with pharmacists working in Primary Health Care within the Public Health System. After validation, the instrument was administered to

SUBMITTER: da Silva LGR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11541423 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature