Study on the Incidence and Profile of Risk Factors in the Field of Healthcare Practice in Pharmaceutical Care during the Covid-19 Pandemic Period

ABSTRACT

The profession of pharmacist involves a continuous effort to combat diseases and preserve social health in various urban and rural communities. Pharmacists are exposed to a variety of risk factors while performing their professional activity. The COVID-19 pandemic period introduced an additional risk among occupational risk factors. The aim of the study is to identify occupational risk factors among pharmacists and the health problems they face at work. The study also seeks to propose some recommendations for risk prophylaxis and to facilitate the activity in conditions of good professional practice and to minimize exposure to occupational risk factors. The proposed questionnaire aims to highlight the level of health and habits, lifestyle practices and perceptions of the typology of healthy living in this professional group. The application of the questionnaire can also be the sign for the transition point from the state of health to the pathological status. The correlation of professional and non-professional factors led to the profiling of relationships between all risk factors induced by the specific of the profession and theorizing a set of prophylactic or curative intervention measures. Compliance with a physical activity program and a lifestyle according with the standards of relevant domestic and international bodies will increase the quality of life of these specialists as well as the quality of professional acts in the service of public health.Copyright © 2023, Romanian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences. All rights reserved.