Questionnaire Survey for Care Managers Regarding Their Awareness about the Role of Pharmacists in Home Medical Care: Objective Analysis Using Text Mining
10.14442/generalist.41.92
- VernacularTitle:在宅医療における薬剤師の役割に対するケアマネジャーの意識調査―テキストマイニングによる客観的解析―
- Author:
Takashi IMANISHI
;
Miyoko OKAMURA
;
Takayoshi KAWABATA
;
Akira TAKAYAMA
;
Masaaki KUSUMOTO
- Keywords:
home medical care;
pharmacist;
care manager;
questionnaire survey;
text mining
- From:An Official Journal of the Japan Primary Care Association
2018;41(3):92-99
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Introduction: We conducted a nationwide questionnaire survey for care managers (CMs) regarding their awareness about the role of pharmacists in home medical care, and objectively analyzed the obtained data using text mining.Methods: Survey targets were CMs belonging to the Japan Care Manager Association (JCMA). A letter of request was mailed to the 47 prefectural branches of the JCMA. Only members of the JCMA who agreed to participate in this survey responded.Results: Responses were received from 206 CMs, 25% of whom had experience as medical professionals and 75% whom had experience as nursing care welfare staff. 90% of the 206 CMs replied "They are necessary" to the question "Are pharmacists necessary for home medical care?". Using text mining to identify the reason for answering "They are necessary", the characteristic keywords from the CMs with experience as medical professionals were "instruction" and "internal use". On the other hand, the characteristic keyword from the CMs with experience as nursing care welfare staff was "consultation".Conclusion: The CMs with experience as medical professionals expected the pharmacists "to demonstrate their expertise to patients, families, and other professionals". On the other hand, the CMs with experience as nursing care welfare staff expected the pharmacists "to provide consultation on information about medications and side effects".
