Role of Pharmacists in COVID-19 Disease: A Jordanian Perspective.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
; 14(6): 782-788, 2020 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1207111
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The novel 2019 coronavirus outbreak that first appeared in Wuhan has quickly gained global attention, due to its high transmissibility and devastating clinical and economic outcomes. The aim of this study was to assess the possible roles of Jordanian pharmacists in minimizing the stage of community transmission.METHODS:
A cross-sectional survey using Google forms targeting Jordanian pharmacists was conducted during March 2020 and distributed electronically by means of social media. Using the survey tool, we measured the pharmacists' knowledge, the educative activities they perform, and their perceptions regarding undertaking traditional and untraditional roles during the COVID-19 outbreak, as specified by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). Collected data were analyzed using SPSS version-19.RESULTS:
Jordanian pharmacists (n = 449) reported performing various educative activities, and in general, they were knowledgeable about various aspects of the COVID-19 disease (median knowledge score 20 [range, 13-25]), but certain gaps in knowledge were detected that must be addressed. Pharmacists had positive perceptions about both their traditional and untraditional roles specified by the FIP, the median perceptions score was 4 (range, 1-5).CONCLUSIONS:
Jordanian pharmacists can be used to reduce community transmission of the outbreak. However, more actions are required to keep pharmacists knowledgeable with recent disease updates to enable them to perform their tasks effectively during times of crisis.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pharmacists
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Health Education
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Professional Role
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Young adult
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
Journal subject:
Public Health
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Dmp.2020.186
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