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Health information, an area for competition in Swedish pharmacies / Información sanitaria, un área de competencia en las farmacias suecas
Larsson, Elin C; Viberg, Nina; Vernby, Asa; Nordmark, Johanna; Stalsby-Lundborg, Cecilia.
Affiliation
  • Larsson, Elin C; Karolinska Institutet. Stockholm. Sweden
  • Viberg, Nina; Karolinska Institutet. Stockholm. Sweden
  • Vernby, Asa; Karolinska Institutet. Stockholm. Sweden
  • Nordmark, Johanna; Karolinska Institutet. Stockholm. Sweden
  • Stalsby-Lundborg, Cecilia; Karolinska Institutet. Stockholm. Sweden
Pharm. pract. (Granada, Internet) ; 6(2): 74-78, abr.-jun. 2008. tab
Article in En | IBECS | ID: ibc-68533
Responsible library: ES15.1
Localization: ES15.1 - BNCS
ABSTRACT

Objective:

To investigate the views and expectations of a selected group of customers regarding health information in Swedish pharmacies.

Methods:

A repeated cross sectional, questionnaire study carried out in 2004 and 2005. Customers buying calcium products answered questions on osteoporosis and general questions on health promotion and information.

Results:

Respondents had a positive attitude towards receiving health information from the pharmacies and towards the pharmaciesfuture role in health promotion. However, only 30% of the respondents expected to get information on general health issues from the pharmacy. In spite of this, 76% (2004) and 72% (2005) of the respondents believed that the pharmacies could influence people’s willingness to improve their health.

Conclusion:

There is a gap between the respondents’ positive attitudes towards the Swedish pharmacies and their low expectations as regards the pharmaciesability to provide health information. In the light of the upcoming change to the state monopoly on medicine sales, this gap could be an important area for competition between the actors in the new situation for medicine sales in Sweden (AU)
RESUMEN

Objetivo:

Investigar las visiones y expectativas de un grupo seleccionado de clientes en relación a la información en las farmacias suecas.

Métodos:

Un cuestionario repetido transversal realizado en 2004 y 2005. Los clientes que compraban productos con calcio respondieron a preguntas sobre osteoporosis y preguntas generales sobre promoción de la salud e información.

Resultados:

Los respondentes tenían una actitud positiva hacia recibir información de las farmacias y hacia el futuro papel del farmacéutico en la promoción de la salud. Sin embargo, solo el 30% de los respondentes esperaba obtener información sobre aspectos generales de salud en la farmacia. A pesar de esto, el 76% (2004) y 72% (2005) de los respondentes creían que las farmacias podrían influir en la voluntad de las personas para mejorar su salud.

Conclusión:

Hay una brecha entre las actitudes positivas de los respondentes hacia las farmnacias suecas y sus bajas expectativas sobre la capacidad de las farmacias de proporcionar información sobre la salud. A la vista del inminente cambio en el monopolio estatal de la venta de medicamentos, esta brecha podría ser un área importante de competencia entre los actores de esta nueva situación de venta de medicamentos en Suecia (AU)
Subject(s)
Full text: Available Collection: National databases / Spain Health context: Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas Health problem: Goal 6: Information systems for health Database: IBECS Main subject: Clinical Pharmacy Information Systems / Community Pharmacy Services Type of study: Controlled clinical trial Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Pharm. pract. (Granada, Internet) Year: 2008 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Karolinska Institutet/Sweden
Full text: Available Collection: National databases / Spain Health context: Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas Health problem: Goal 6: Information systems for health Database: IBECS Main subject: Clinical Pharmacy Information Systems / Community Pharmacy Services Type of study: Controlled clinical trial Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Pharm. pract. (Granada, Internet) Year: 2008 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Karolinska Institutet/Sweden
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