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Are Community Pharmacies the Best Purchasing Channel for Cosmetic Products? Prioritization of Consumer Preferences Via Analytical Hierarchy Process
(Istanbul Univ, Fac Pharmacy, 2022) Babalitas, Dilan; Arslan, Miray
Background and Aims: Many different purchasing channels play an essential role in meeting cosmetic product demand worldwide. These include supermarkets, cosmetic markets, community pharmacies, beauty salons, internet retailing, and shopping complexes. This study's main objective is to prioritize consumers' cosmetic product purchasing channel preferences. The originality of this study lies in being the first study that addressed customers' choice of cosmetic product purchasing channels via the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). Methods: Firstly, a questionnaire was conducted (n=287) to determine cosmetic product purchasing channel selection criteria. Cosmetic product purchasing channel alternatives were prioritized among the first questionnaire results via the AHP with 12 consumers who reside in the city center of Van, Turkey and buy at least two cosmetic products per year. Results: As a result of the study, community pharmacies (46.9%) were found to be the best alternative among the cosmetic product purchasing channels, followed by cosmetics stores (24.1%). The most important criterion affecting the selection of cosmetic product purchasing channels is satisfaction with the consultancy (25.2%), followed by advice from health care providers (22.1%). Conclusion: It has been observed that consumers prefer community pharmacies more than other purchasing channels when purchasing cosmetic products. Understanding customer needs, expectations, and experiences is vital for optimizing the quality of the offered service. Thus, pharmacies with a significant market share in the cosmetics sector can further their cosmetics services by considering the consumer demands highlighted in this study.
Determination of Factors Influencing Pharmacists While Recommending Immune-Enhancing Products Via Analytic Hierarchy Process
(Galenos Publ House, 2022) Tarhan, Nilay; Arslan, Miray
Objectives: Immune enhancers are attracting attention day by day. Besides, during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there has been an increasing demand for immune enhancers. Pharmacists are seen as trustable providers of complementary and alternative medicines, dietary and herbal supplements, immune-enhancers, and so on. This study aims to prioritization criteria that affect community pharmacists' recommending behavior regarding immune enhancers.Materials and Methods: This paper adopts the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to rank different criteria substantial for affecting community pharmacists' recommending behavior regarding immune enhancers. In this direction, firstly seven criteria were identified through literature review and views of pharmacists who have community pharmacy experiences. These are; (i) ease of access, (ii) selling price, (iii) package, (iv) content (appropriateness to patient health status), (v) expectation of patient, (vi) quality, and (vii) trust in the manufacturer. Then, a questionnaire including criteria was prepared and delivered to community pharmacists. The data obtained from 93 participants were transferred to the Super Decisions software. The hierarchical structure of the AHP was established and pair-wise comparisons were made.Results: This study showed that the most important criterion was the ease of access (28%). Secondly, pharmacists give importance to the content of the product, while advising immune-enhancers (22%). Besides, it was determined that the least important criterion was the package of the product (4%).Conclusion: This study will contribute to the literature by facilitating the process of assessing factors that pharmacists pay attention to while recommending immune-enhancing products. Additionally, the present study results will shed light on firms producing such products, to shape their supply chain management strategies, especially for marketing and sales.
Determination of Pharmacists' Opinions About Collegial Solidarity
(Galenos Publ House, 2021) Sozen Sahne, Bilge; Ulutas Deniz, Elif; Kabas, Onur; Tarhan, Nilay; Arslan, Miray; Akbal Dagistan, Ozlem
Objectives: Colleague solidarity, which emphasizes trust, independent thinking skills, and sharing, enables the problems encountered in the health service delivery to be dealt with effectively. This study aims to identify the current situation regarding colleague solidarity among pharmacists, which is also included in Turkey's pharmacy legislation. Materials and Methods: "Colleague Solidarity Scale Among Nurses" was used in this study conducted with the questionnaire technique. The scale comprises of 23 items and was scored using a 5-point Likert scale. In addition, there were three demographic questions and six questions to get information from participants related to collegial solidarity in the questionnaire. Results: As a result of the exploratory factor analysis (Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin: 0.837), three factors reported 51.029% of the total variance. The t-test indicated a significant difference between gender groups only in the negative opinions about solidarity (NOS) factor (p=0.000). Females exhibited more negative thoughts about solidarity. The ANOVA showed a significant difference in the academic solidarity (AS) factor (p=0.007) among the participants' works in community pharmacies and universities. Pharmacists working in universities had higher means in the AS factor. Moreover, the number of working years made significant differences in the emotional solidarity factor (p=0.000) and NOS factor (p=0.002). Additionally, it was found that the average responses in all factors of the participants who thought that they supported their colleagues in need and that solidarity with their colleagues increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic period (p<0.05). Conclusion: The findings suggest that colleague solidarity among pharmacists should be addressed profoundly as an element specified in legislation and education processes. It is crucial to determine the level of colleague solidarity and improve it using this scale for different practice areas in pharmacy.
Eczacılık Fakültesi Öğrencilerinin Obeziteye Yönelik Farkındalıkları
(2020) Arslan, Miray; Şar, Sevgi; Akkaya, Tuğse
Yöntem: Bu çalışma kapsamında Ankara Üniversitesi Eczacılık Fakültesi 1. ve 4. sınıfında okumakta olan öğrencilere bir anketuygulaması yapılmıştır. Uygulanan anket, Allen (2011) tarafından geliştirilmiş ve Kafkas ve Özen (2014) tarafından Türkçe geçerlilikve güvenilirliği yapılmış olan “Obezite Farkındalık Ölçeği”ni içermektedir. Ölçekte yer alan ifadeler (1) Kesinlikle katılmıyorum - (4)Kesinlikle katılıyorum olacak şekilde 4’lü Likert tipi derecelendirilmeyle puanlanmıştır. Anket formundan elde edilen veriler IBMSPSS 22.0 paket programının yardımıyla öncelikle betimleyici istatistiksel analizlere tabi tutulmuş, ardından LISREL 8.80 programıaracılığı ile doğrulayıcı faktör analizi uygulanmıştır.Bulgular: Çalışmaya 203 öğrenci katılım sağlamıştır. Doğrulayıcı faktör analizi sonucuna fiziksel aktivite, beslenme ve obezitefarkındalık faktörlerinden oluşan üç faktörlü yapı doğrulanmış olup, ölçeğe ait uyum indekslerinin değerlendirilmesiyle bu ölçeğineczacılık fakültesi öğrencileri için de geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçek olduğu belirlenmiştir.Sonuç: Çalışmada elde edilen bulgular, geleceğin eczacısı olan eczacılık fakültesi öğrencilerinin obeziteye yönelik farkındalıkdüzeylerinin arttırılmasında eğitimin etkin olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Bu bağlamda eczacılık fakültelerinde sağlıklı yaşam, obeziteve kilo yönetimi gibi konulara daha çok yer verilmesinin öğrencilerin gelecekteki uygulamalarına ışık turacağı düşünülmektedir.
Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Pharmacists Towards Celiac Disease
(2021) Orunç, Esin Akarsu; Arslan, Miray
En yakın ve kolay ulaşılabilen sağlık çalışanları olan eczacıların hasta danışmanlık hizmetlerinin sunumunda eczacıların bilgi birikimi ve tutumu gibi unsurlar önemli rol oynamaktadır. Hasta danışmanlığının önem arz ettiği hastalıklardan birisi de çölyak hastalığıdır. Ancak, literatürde yer alan çalışmalar incelendiğinde gerek ülkemizde gerekse dünya genelinde eczacıları, eczacılık uygulamalarını ve çölyak hastalığını birlikte ele alan, konuyu psikometrik açıdan ele alan çalışma sayısının oldukça kısıtlı olduğu görülmüştür. Bu tez çalışması ile temel olarak serbest eczacıların çölyak hastalığına yönelik bilgi, tutum ve uygulamalarını değerlendirerek hem literatürdeki bu boşluğun kapatılması hem de toplum sağlığına katkı sunulması amaçlanmaktadır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda literatürde yer alan ilgili çalışmalardan yola çıkılarak serbest eczacıların çölyak hastalığına yönelik bilgi, tutum ve uygulamalarını içeren bir ölçme aracı tasarlanmıştır. Ölçme aracı Türk Eczacılar Birliği bünyesindeki 54 Bölge Eczacı Odasına kayıtlı toplum eczacılarına internet üzerinden uygulanmıştır. Elde edilen veriler betimleyici istatistiksel analizlere ve açıklayıcı faktör analizine (AFA) tabi tutulmuştur. AFA sonucunda çölyak hastalığına yönelik bilgi, çölyak hastalığına yönelik tutum, çölyak hastalarına yönelik danışmanlık uygulamaları ve çölyak hastalığına yönelik mesleki gelişim uygulamaları olmak üzere 4 faktör elde edilmiştir. Toplam varyansın %70,343'ünü açıklamakta olan faktörlerin Cronbach alfa değerleri 0,794-0,935 arasında hesaplanmıştır. Araştırmada elde edilen sonuçlar bir bütün olarak değerlendirildiğinde serbest eczacılarının çölyak hastalığında danışmanlık yapmaya yönelik olumlu tutum sergiledikleri ancak bilgi birikimi ve uygulama açısından bazı eksikler olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Faktör skorları üzerinde demografik bulguların etkilerini görmek üzere yapılan ANOVA sonucunda ise, çalışma yılı yüksek olan ve daha fazla çölyak hastasıyla karşılaşmış olan eczacıların çölyak hastalığına yönelik bilgi birikimlerinin daha yüksek olduğu, daha olumlu tutum sergiledikleri ve uygulamalara daha sık yer verdikleri tespit edilmiştir. Bu bağlamda, eczacıların bu konuda bilgi birikimi ve farkındalıklarını arttırmak için gerek lisans eğitiminde gerekse meslek içi eğitim programlarında çölyak hastalığına ilişkin konulara daha fazla yer verilmelidir. Ayrıca ilaç ve ilaç dışı ürünlerin glüten içeriği bilgisine ulaşılmayı hızlandıracak yazılım programlarının, akıllı etiketleme sistemlerinin geliştirilmesi gibi multidisipliner çalışmalarla eczacıların çölyak hastası bireylere sunacakları danışmanlık hizmetlerinin kalitesinin arttırılabileceği düşünülmektedir.
Examining and Improving Senior Pharmacy Students' Knowledge of Clinically Critical Drug-Drug Interactions
(international Pharmaceutical Federation, 2022) Oguz, Fatih; Arslan, Miray
Background: Drug-drug interactions (DDIs) are essential issues health professionals should consider. In order to fulfil DDI management duties, knowledge about this subject is essential. However, according to the literature, health professionals' knowledge of DDIs is not at a sufficient level. Objectives: This study aims to examine and improve the knowledge of senior pharmacy students on DDIs. Method: A knowledge assessment tool (KAT) containing 20 DDI cases was distributed to 36 randomly selected-year pharmacy students at Van Yuzuncu Yil University before and after completing a DDI educational intervention. Result: Senior pharmacy students performed significantly better on the KAT applied following an educational intervention. The proportion of participants correctly identifying DDIs for drug pairs following educational intervention was statistically improved in five pairs at p<0.001 and five pairs at p<0.05. Conclusion: The educational intervention increases the short-term knowledge level of the students on DDIs.
İlaç Sanayisinde Yeşil Lojistiğin Yeri ve Önemi
(2020) Şar, Sevgi; Arslan, Miray
Doğru ürünün, doğru zaman ve yerde, doğru miktar ve koşullarda, doğru maliyetler ile doğru müşteriye ulaştırılması faaliyetlerini kapsayan lojistik faaliyetleri, sanayisinin pek çok dalında olduğu gibi ilaç sanayisinde de faaliyetlerin aksamadan yürütülebilmesi açısından oldukça dikkat çekici bir yere sahiptir. Özellikle çevresel duyarlılığa verilen önemin artmasıyla birlikte, her sektörde olduğu gibi lojistik sektöründe de çevrenin zarar görmesini engelleyen sistemler tercih edilmeye başlanılmıştır. Bu bağlamda, ekonomik, çevresel ve sosyal amaçlar arasında sürekli bir denge geliştirmeyi hedefleyen ve modernlojistik yaklaşımlarından biri olan yeşil lojistik, işletmelere rekabet avantajı sağlayan ve çevresel konulara öncelik veren bir lojistik sistemi olarak ortaya çıkmıştır. Günümüzde, çevresel konulara önem verilmesi sadece etik bir sorumluluk değil, aynı zamanda işletmelere değer katan bir unsur hâline gelmiştir. Özellikle XXI. yüzyılda tüm sanayi dallarında olduğu gibi ilaç sanayisinde de maliyetlerin azaltılması ve firma imajının kuvvetlendirilmesi gibi nedenlerden dolayı, çevreci yani yeşil uygulamalar sıklıkla gündeme gelmeye başlamıştır. Bu doğrultuda, ilacın tasarlanmasından üretilmesine, ambalajlanıp tüketiciye ulaştırılmasından imha edilmesi ya da geri dönüşüme tabi tutulmasına kadar tüm süreçlerinde çevre duyarlılığını göz önünde bulunduran yeşil lojistikuygulamaları ilaç sanayi açısından büyük önem taşımaktadır. Bu çalışmakapsamında, yeşil lojistik kavramı genel hatları ile ele alınmış olup, ilaç sanayisinde yeşil lojistiğin yeri ve önemi çeşitli açılardan irdelenmiştir.
Investigation of Factors Affecting Ethical Decision-Making Process of Community Pharmacists in Professional Life
(Marmara Univ, 2019) Arslan, Miray; Tarhan, Nilay; Kalender, Selin; Sar, Sevgi
Ethics is defined as questioning the practice of moral standards and whether moral standards are logical or not. The struggle to determine the rules that should be followed by those who demonstrate activities in a particular field and the ethical principles of practice that is specific to it reveal the concept of professional ethics. The principles of professional ethics, is very important for a profession, have become more attractive in the field of pharmacy as it is in every field. In this regard, pharmacists need to consider the professional ethical principles in relation to their patients, colleagues or other employees. This study aims to determine the perceptions of community pharmacists about professional ethics through a sample case can be encountered in a pharmacy. In this context, the prepared questionnaire, consists of 24 questions, was conducted to randomly select 150 community pharmacists face to face in Ankara. The obtained data were statistically analyzed via SPSS 18.0 package program. Firstly, descriptive statistical analyzes were performed and followed by exploratory factor analysis (EFA). As a result of EFA four factors are obtained as: "financial and legal pressure", "patient benefit", "colleague pressure", and "patient confidence". These factors explained 68.033% of the total variance. t-test and ANOVA were used to determine the effects of demographics of pharmacists on the factors. Obtained results are of great importance in determining the perceptions of pharmacists regarding professional ethics. Knowing the factors affecting the pharmacist's behavior in accordance with the professional ethics will shed light on community pharmacy practices.
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Community Pharmacy Personnel About Implementation of the Pharmaceutical Track and Trace System, in Turkey
(Soc Stiinte Farmaceutice Romania, 2021) Erdocan, Ozlem Nazan; Dagistan, Ozlem Akbal; Arslan, Miray; Cig, Gulnaz; Sayar, Ali; Erdogan, Mehmet Sarper
Pharmaceutical Track and Trace System (PTTS) is a successful implementation of Track and Trace approach which has been applied since 2010 in Turkey. Briefly, it defines the infrastructure framework for all units belonging to each product and works by using the Datamatrix code, which provides the sureness of the uniqueness. The aim of this study was to evaluate the community pharmacy personnel's attitudes and knowledge about the PTTS, in order to reveal their expectations and identify problems thereof. 56 community pharmacies located in Beyoglu district of Istanbul, Turkey (n = 120) were included. The data were collected from 15th - 30th of April 2017 by a structured questionnaire. Besides evaluating descriptive statistics, chi(2) test was conducted to analyse relationship between demographics and knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the pharmacy personnel, respectively. This study shows that PTTS is found useful especially for providing drug safety and facilitating and accelerating the recall of the drugs.
Modeling Individuals' Prescription Medicine Borrowing Behavior
(Elsevier Science inc, 2024) Arslan, Miray; Basak, Havva
Background: Medicine-sharing behavior can be divided into two groups: borrowing medicine from someone else and lending medicine to someone else without consulting a doctor or a pharmacist. There are many reasons for the behavior that leads individuals to share their prescription medicines. However, there is a lack in the literature to investigate individuals' medicine-sharing behavior and related antecedents and outcomes of this behavior. Objective(s): The main objective of this study is to model individuals' prescription medicine borrowing (PMB) behavior via the structural equation model based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). Methods: A measurement tool was developed according to TPB. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted to determine subfactors of PBM behavior. In the second step, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to confirm whether there is a relationship between the observed variables and their underlying latent constructs. Finally, a structural equation model was conducted to specify the relationships between latent variables. IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (IBM SPSS Software) version 22 and LISREL 8.80 were used for data analysis. Results: Study findings reveal that the participants' attitudes and intentions towards PMB are low, and the rate of exhibiting this behavior is also low. In the proposed prescription medicine borrowing behavior model, the positive effect of attitude towards PMB, perceived behavioral control related PMB, and subjective norm about PMB on intention towards PMB were found statistically significant. Intention towards PMB has been found to have a positive statistically significant effect on PMB behavior. Conclusions: Based on the results of this study, it is possible to say that TPB is an appropriate theory for modeling PMB. Thus, this model will shed light on healthcare providers and policy-makers to avoid individuals from the adverse effects of PMB behavior.
Modelling Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Students' Intentions To Learn About Their Roles in Environmental Sustainability
(Elsevier, 2024) Arslan, Miray; Franklin, Bryony Dean; Murdan, Sudaxshina
Paediatric Oral Dosage Forms: Why Do Caregivers Need Drug Modifications and How
(Istanbul Univ, Fac Pharmacy, 2024) Dagistan, Ozlem Akbal; Arslan, Miray; Isci, Fevziye; Temurtas, Gamze Nur
Background and Aims: A major obstacle to developing appropriate medications is the lack of understanding of what is acceptable for paediatric patients and the types of alterations that can be made to the dosage form. This study aimed to identify problems encountered when administering oral dosage forms to paediatric patients and solutions identified by patients' caregivers. Methods: A questionnaire was developed by the research team based on relevant literature and their experiences. The first part involves questions to determine the demographic characteristics of the paediatric patient and their caregivers. The second section includes 11 statements about the problems experienced by caregivers regarding the child's medication use. The last part consists of 4 closed-ended questions and one open-ended question to evaluate the solutions offered by the patient's caregivers. Results: A total of 419 caregivers participated in the study. In particular, it has been revealed that children experience problems regarding the taste, smell, and size of medicines. When the caregivers' solutions are evaluated, it was observed that the most common method is convincing or forcing the child to take, followed by dosage form alterations such as breaking, crushing, and dividing the form. Conclusion: This is the first study to evaluate problems encountered when administering oral dosage forms to paediatric patients in T & uuml;rkiye. The results show that the absence of age-appropriate medicines forces caregivers to alter their dosage forms. This study also highlights the necessity of considering user preferences in the dosage form design, which is an essential parameter of the target product quality profile that ensures patient compliance.
Pharmaceutical Care Services During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Turkey: Proposal of a Holistic Approach
(Bezmialem Vakif Univ, 2022) Arslan, Miray; Akbal Dagistan, Ozlem; Sar, Sevgi
Community pharmacists, who are among the primary healthcare service providers, are regarded as the closest and most accessible healthcare professionals. Unfortunately, patient counseling, one of the most important pharmacy profession tasks, cannot he performed in exceptional cases, which can endanger patient safety. The coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic process we are facing today is an example of these particular situations in Turkey. Partial curfews imposed within the scope of COVID-19 pandemic measures have also increased problems. Therefore, there is a need for a pharmaceutical care service network that will enable individuals who do nor have aces to pharmacies, who arc in risk groups, or whose mobility is restricted due to pandemic or disaster, to reach their prescribed medicines safely under pharmacist consultancy. In this regard, establishing a pharmaceutical care service network on a scientific and systematic basis may solve the current problems, mostly encountered during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey. Designing a network within the framework of vehicle routing and assignment problems is important in ensuring patients' rapid access to prescribed medications and preventing unfair competition among pharmacies.
Psychometric Assessment of Pharmacists' Counseling in Dementia
(Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2023) Tarhan, Nilay; Arslan, Miray
Objective: This study aimed to explore pharmacists' counseling for dementia by developing a measurement tool based on the Theory of Planned Behavior.Methods: A survey was applied online to community pharmacists; in total, 190 community pharmacists participated in the study. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and Mann-Whitney U test were performed.Results: A six-factor structure was obtained from the EFA, and the CFA confirmed the structure. These factors explained 71.294% of the total variance. The Cronbach's alpha coefficients for the factors ranged from 0.728 to 0.913. In addition, the pharmacists rated themselves as having positive attitudes and intentions toward counseling for dementia. Differences in these factors were found between the groups based on their participation in vocational training on dementia. Conclusion: The developed measurement tool had a satisfactory construct and convergent and discriminant validities and reliabilities. Practice implications: The developed measurement tool can be used to investigate pharmacists' self-reported counseling for dementia and can also be applied to the counseling behavior of pharmacists in various health conditions.
Selection of the Polymers Used in Oral Dispersible Films Via Analytical Hierarchy Process
(Marmara Univ, 2024) Dagistan, Ozlem Akbal; Arslan, Miray
Many different active ingredients and excipients are used in the production of pharmaceutical products. Selection of the most suitable active ingredients and excipients is one of the most important stages of pharmaceutical production. When choosing the active ingredients and excipients, several factors and alternatives should be considered. In this instance, it is thought that one of the multi-criteria decision-making techniques, an operational research model, the Analytical Hierarchy Process, can assist in identifying the excipients during the pre-formulation stage. Using the Analytical Hierarchy Process, the current study seeks to identify the polymers most suitable for producing oral dispersible film formulations. The problem's criteria and potential solutions were determined before establishing the goal. Then, pairwise comparison matrices were generated, and the generated matrices were sent to the Super Decisions Version 3.2 software to reach a solution/result. The study's findings showed that the forming capacity is the most crucial factor affecting the choice of polymer to be used in the pre-formulation of oral dispersible films. Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (14.89%) was found to be the best alternative among the polymers, followed by hydroxyethyl cellulose (12.04%) and carboxymethyl cellulose (11.58%). It was revealed that the least preferred polymers were sodium alginate (5.6%) and pectin (6.8%), which are natural polymers. It is clear from the outcomes of the various pre-formulation investigations that polymer selection in oral dispersible film formulations is one of the most critical points. This study provides a new approach to selecting the most appropriate polymers in oral dispersible film formulations.
A Structural Equation Model for Behaviors of Pharmacy Students Toward Mentally Ill Patients
(Springer, 2020) Arslan, Miray
As future pharmacists, pharmacy students have the chance to obtain necessary information about mental illnesses in their faculty education and internships. Their gained observations, experiences, awareness, and knowledge throughout their degree will affect their beliefs, attitudes, and future behaviors toward mentally ill patients. In this regard, the study aims to determine pharmacy students' actions towards mentally ill patients by evaluating its antecedents, such as beliefs and attitudes. A survey was applied to pharmacy students in Ankara, Turkey. Exploratory factor analysis was used to determine the factor structure, and confirmatory factor analysis was used to verify them. Then, the comprehensive structural equation model was proposed to explain the relations of them to each other. Behavior toward mentally ill patients (BMIP) model was proposed. According to the BMIP model, students' beliefs about how mentally patients are dangerous, and how mental illness is incurable are posited to be positively related to negative attitudes towards those with mental illness, which in turn influence behaviors towards them. The BMIP model can be a guide not only for pharmacy students' behaviors in their professional life but also for educators at pharmacy faculties for orientating students accurately about mental illnesses. Mental illnesses should gain more importance in pharmacy education not only to increase the positive behaviors of the students, but also to improve their counseling skills.
Turkiye’de Hastaların Farmasötik Bakım Hizmetlerini Kullanma ve Ödeme Yapma Gönüllülüklerinin Değerlendirilmesi
(2024) Alabdullah, Zehra; Arslan, Miray; Arslan, Miray
Eczacıların hastalıkları önleme, ilaç takibi, hasta uyumunu artırma gibi birçok temel görevi kapsayan danışmanlık rolleri, sağlık hizmetlerini önemli ölçüde geliştirmektedir. Bu hizmetlerin iyileştirilmesi için hastaların farmasötik bakım hizmetlerine yönelik görüşleri ele alınmalıdır. Bu nedenle, bu çalışmanın temel amacı hastaların serbest eczanelerde sunulan farmasötik bakım hizmetlerini kullanma ve bu hizmetlere ödeme yapma gönüllülüklerini değerlendirmektir. İlgili literatüre uygun olarak 24 ifadeyi içeren bir ölçüm aracı geliştirilmiş ve Van’daki hastalara uygulanmıştır. Elde edilen veriler (n=445) öncelikle betimsel istatistiksel analize tabi tutulmuş, daha sonra açıklayıcı faktör analizi (EFA) uygulanmıştır. Son olarak hipotezleri test etmek amacıyla faktör skorları kullanılarak bağımsız örneklem t testi ve ANOVA testleri yapılmıştır. AFA sonucunda üç faktörlü bir çözüm elde edilmiştir. Faktörler ileri eczane hizmetleri, temel eczane hizmetleri ve kullanım ile ilgili bilgi verme olarak adlandırılmıştır. Faktörlerin Cronbach Alfa değerleri 0,859, 0,883 ve 0,691’dir. Katılımcıların temel eczane hizmetleri faktörü altında ele alınan hizmetlerden yararlanmaya daha gönüllü oldukları tespit edilmiştir, Bu hizmetleri kullanım ile ilgili bilgi verme ve ileri eczane hizmetleri faktörlerindeki hizmetler izlemiştir. Bu durumun aksine katılımcıların ileri eczane hizmetleri kapsamındaki hizmetler için ödeme yapmaya daha gönüllü oldukları görülmüştür. Bu makale, hastaların genel olarak farmasötik hizmetlerini kullanmaya gönüllü olduklarını ancak bu hizmetler için ödeme yapmaya gönüllü olmadıklarını ortaya koymuştur.
Yardımcı Eczacılık Uygulamasının, Eczacılık Fakültesi Öğrencileri Perspektifinden Gzft Analizi ile Değerlendirilmesi: Odak Grup Çalışması
(2020) Tarhan, Nilay; Arslan, Miray; Şar, Sevgi
Amaç: Bu çalışmada ülkemizde 6308 sayılı Kanun ile yürürlüğe giren ve oldukça tartışılan, eczacıların eczane açmadan önce bir yıleczacı mesul müdürün yanında serbest eczanede ya da hastane eczanesinde çalışma zorunluluğu getiren yardımcı eczacılıkuygulaması ele alınmıştır. Çalışmada eczacılık öğrencileri perspektifinden bu uygulama hakkındaki görüşler bilimsel olarakdeğerlendirilmiş olup güçlü ve zayıf yanlar, fırsat ve tehditler (GZFT) belirlenerek eczacılık hizmetlerinin daha verimli olmasına katkısağlanması amaçlanmıştır.Yöntem: Bu çalışma kapsamında Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Eczacılık Fakültesi 5. Sınıfında okumakta olan öğrenciler ile bir odakgrup görüşmesi yapılmıştır. Odak grup görüşmesine 11 öğrenci katılmış olup, görüşme yaklaşık bir saat sürmüştür. Görüşmedeöğrencilere yarı yapılandırılmış sorular yöneltilerek öğrencilerin uygulama hakkındaki düşünceleri GZFT analizi çerçevesindedeğerlendirilmiştir.Bulgular: Görüşme kayıtlarının çözümlenmesinin ardından öğrenci görüşleri doğrultusunda uygulamanın güçlü ve zayıf yönleri ilefırsat ve tehditleri belirlenmiştir. Odak grup görüşmesinden elde edilen veriler sonucunda uygulamanın güçlü yanının öğrencileredeneyim kazandırması olduğu tespit edilmiştir. En zayıf yanlarının ise uygulamaya katılan eczane sayılarındaki yetersizlik vedenetimlerdeki eksiklikler olarak belirlenmiştir.Sonuç: Bu çalışmadan elde edilen sonuçların, gelecekte yardımcı eczacılık uygulaması ile ilgili yapılacak düzenlemeler için bir kaynak oluşturacağı düşünülmektedir.