Perceptions of British Columbia residents and their willingness to pay for medication management services provided by pharmacists.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Across Canada, pharmacists have expanded their scope of practice by performing medication management (MM) services. However, little is currently known about the opinions and attitudes of patients and the general population toward MM services.

Methods

A cross-sectional online survey, including a best-worst scaling task, was designed to understand the general public's opinions, preferences and willingness-to-pay with respect to MM services in British Columbia.

Results

Of 977 individuals contacted, 819 responded to the questionnaire (84% response rate). The mean age was 45 years (standard deviation [SD] 16 years), and 37% were male. Overall, 93% of respondents felt that the medication advice from their pharmacist resulted in improvement in patient outcomes and

SUBMITTER: Tsao NW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4561461 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature