A qualitative study of the challenges in rearranging community pharmacy service provision during the COVID-19 public health emergency: The prism of social practice theory.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

While healthcare systems struggle to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, community pharmacies have changed the way in which they serve society by ensuring the availability of primary-level medical care. This study aims to examine the rearrangement of service provision at community pharmacies through the prism of social practice theory.

Study design

Qualitative in-depth semi-structured interviews.

Methods

In total, 21 community pharmacists, 3 hospital pharmacists and 10 experts in Estonia were interviewed. For data analysis, two-dimensional thematic textual analysis was performed according to four types of practices proposed in social practice theory and based on temporal distinction.

Results

The findings of this study reveal that, in order to maintain and

SUBMITTER: Lubi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8553664 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature