Qualitative meta-synthesis of barriers and facilitators that influence the implementation of community pharmacy services: perspectives of patients, nurses and general medical practitioners.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The integration of community pharmacy services (CPSs) into primary care practice can be enhanced by assessing (and further addressing) the elements that enable (ie, facilitators) or hinder (ie, barriers) the implementation of such CPSs. These elements have been widely researched from the perspective of pharmacists but not from the perspectives of other stakeholders who can interact with and influence the implementation of CPSs. The aim of this study was to synthesise the literature on patients', general practitioners' (GPs) and nurses' perspectives of CPSs to identify barriers and facilitators to their implementation in Australia.

Methods

A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies was performed. A systematic search in PubMed, Scopus and Informit was conducted to iden

SUBMITTER: Hossain LN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5588935 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature