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Patient Perceptions on Receiving Vaccination Services through Community Pharmacies.
Kowalczuk, Anna; Wong, Alexandre; Chung, Kevin; Religioni, Urszula; Swietlik, Dariusz; Plagens-Rotman, Katarzyna; Cameron, Jameason D; Neumann-Podczaska, Agnieszka; Fehir Sola, Katarina; Kazmierczak, Justyna; Blicharska, Eliza; Vaillancourt, Regis; Merks, Piotr.
  • Kowalczuk A; National Institute of Medicine, 00-725 Warsaw, Poland.
  • Wong A; Pharmacy Department, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, Canada.
  • Chung K; Pharmacy Department, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, Canada.
  • Religioni U; School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education of Warsaw, 01-826 Warsaw, Poland.
  • Swietlik D; Department of Biostatistics and Neural Networks, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland.
  • Plagens-Rotman K; Hipolit Cegielski State University of Applied Sciences, 61-485 Gniezno, Poland.
  • Cameron JD; Pharmacy Department, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, Canada.
  • Neumann-Podczaska A; Chair and Department of Palliative Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-245 Poznan, Poland.
  • Fehir Sola K; Pharmacy of Bjelovar, Petra Preradovica 4, 43000 Bjelovar, Croatia.
  • Kazmierczak J; Zdrowit sp. z o.o., Pharmacy Chain, ul. Diamentowa 3, 41-940 Piekary Slaskie, Poland.
  • Blicharska E; Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
  • Vaillancourt R; Pharmacy Department, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, Canada.
  • Merks P; Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University, 01-815 Warszawa, Poland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health ; 19(5)2022 Feb 22.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1704737
ABSTRACT
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Introduction:

Pharmacists are medical professionals who play an active role in the protection of public health. Since 2021, pharmacists with an appropriate certification have been authorised to administer vaccines against COVID-19. (2)

Objective:

The objective of this study was to ascertain the perceptions of patients about receiving vaccinations through community pharmacies. (3) Material and

methods:

This study was conducted in 2021. The research tool was an anonymous questionnaire published on the websites of patient organisations. Ultimately, 1062 patients participated in this study. (4)

Results:

This study shows that most of the respondents find community pharmacies more accessible than outpatient clinics (85.3%). Sixty-one percent of the respondents stated that getting vaccinated at pharmacies would be less time consuming than at outpatient clinics. Nearly every third respondent (29.5%) declared that they would get vaccinated if they received such a recommendation from a pharmacist. Fifty-six percent of the respondents were of the opinion that the administration of vaccines by pharmacists would relieve the burden on medical staff and the healthcare system. (5)

Conclusions:

Polish patients participating in the study have a positive attitude towards the implementation of vaccination services in community pharmacies as an effective way of combating infectious diseases.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pharmacies / Community Pharmacy Services / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Topics: Vaccines Limits: Humans Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ijerph19052538

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pharmacies / Community Pharmacy Services / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Topics: Vaccines Limits: Humans Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ijerph19052538