Understanding pharmacists' experiences with advice-giving in the community pharmacy setting: A focus group study

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 476-483

  Simmons Yon, Amica ^a   Roth, Mary T ^a   Vu, Maihan ^b   Kavalieratos, Dio ^b   Weinberger, Morris ^b,c   Rao, Jaya K ^a  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Pharmacist patient interaction; Pharmacy education; Self care; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVICE GIVING; ADVISOR; AGE; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; COMFORT LEVEL; COMMUNITY PHARMACIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LIAISON; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACIST; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; PHARMACY STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; WORK EXPERIENCE;

COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; COMPREHENSION; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STUDENTS, PHARMACY;

EID: 84870292568     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2012.08.011     Document Type: Article

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