Perspectives of primary care physicians and pharmacists on interprofessional collaboration in Kuwait: A quantitative study.

ABSTRACT: Collaborative practice between physicians and pharmacists has a positive effect on healthcare outcomes. Understanding the local data related to this collaboration is vital in establishing efficient collaboration. Therefore, this study was designed to assess the collaborative relationships between physicians and pharmacists working in the primary healthcare centres regarding their attitudes and experiences, preferred methods of communication, perceptions related to the role of pharmacists, areas of potential further collaboration, and perceived barriers. A cross-sectional study was conducted using two parallel pretested self-administered questionnaires on a sample of 518 randomly selected physicians and pharmacists. Descriptive and comparative analyses were used in data analysis. The overal

SUBMITTER: Albassam A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7371165 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature