EVALUATION OF PHARMACY STUDENT AND COMMUNITY PHARMACIST KNOWLEDGE AND IMPACT ON DISEASE STATE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ASTHMA
Abstract
Qutaiba Ahmad Al Khames Aga, Mansour haddad, Yazan A. Bataineh, Abdel Naser Dakkah, Abeer Jabra Shnoudeh, Randa SH Mansour
Objective:Toevaluatetheknowledgeofpharmacystudentsandcommunitypharmacistsregardingetiology,symptoms,medications,preventionandhistoryofasthmatocorrelatewiththeneedsoftrainingandyearsofexperienceandtheirimpactsonpatient.Methodologyanddesign:Thisstudywasacrosssectionalrandomizedstudy,involvedpharmacystudentsintheirlastyearfromPhiladelphiaUniversity-Amman,anddifferentcommunitypharmacists.Datawascollectedfrom400pharmacystudentsand200communitypharmacistswithdifferentyearsofexperience.Conclusion:Communitypharmacistshavegoodimpactonpatientswithasthma;especiallyafterhavingmorethan6years’experience.Well-trainedpharmacistswithasthmaknowledgeofoptimaldevicetechniqueandmedicationmaintenanceinadditiontogoodcommunicationskillsreducestherateofhospitaladmissionandimprovequalityoflifeforasthmaticpatients.