Awareness Survey to Create a Seminar Program Effective for Pharmacist Practice of Physical Assessments
10.14925/jjsp.34.2_132
- VernacularTitle:薬剤師のフィジカルアセスメント実践に有効なセミナープログラム構築に向けた意識調査
- Author:
Hiroko Iida
;
Shinichiro Ando
;
Junji Sakamoto
;
Miki Shigemitsu
;
Yuko Kobuke
;
Masao Ohmitsu
;
Eiji Yukawa
;
Taketo Yoshitake
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
physical assessment;
questionnaire survey;
additional training
- From:Japanese Journal of Social Pharmacy
2015;34(2):132-140
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Seminars on physical assessment (PA) are being held at a wide variety of universities and medical institutions. However, the current situation shows that the number of pharmacists practicing PA at medical sites is still very small. We therefore conducted a questionnaire survey, targeting all 70 individuals who took part in a PA seminar carried out in 2013 at Daiichi University of Pharmacy, to investigate the reasons for pharmacists being unable to practice PA at present, and then we studied the types of seminars that would be needed for them to practice PA in the future. The results showed that 91% of pharmacists, currently working in a pharmacy, who took part in the seminar and 100% of hospital pharmacists hoped to practice PA, if possible, although they had no immediate plans for implementing PA. Of those who participated in the current seminar, only 10% felt that they could practice PA immediately after taking the seminar just once, although the degrees of their understanding of the seminar content and mastering of the techniques were high. Our findings suggested additional training and studies to be necessary in order for the participating pharmacists to practice PA.
