Pharmaceutical Care in Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Clinic: Descriptive Study for Determination of Full Time Equivalent Workload
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Objective: To determine time spent by pharmacists for providing pharmaceutical care service in the Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Clinic and calculate full time equivalent (FTE) workload for determining appropriate manpower. Methods: This research was a cross-sectional descriptive study collecting the data by video-taping the provision of pharmaceutical care for patient in the Asthma and COPD Clinic in Khon Kaen hospital. Results: There were 145 participants. 64.83% of them received care from the Asthma and COPD clinic for 1-5 years. Ninety-six drug related problems (DRPs) were identified in 54.48% of patients with the rate of 1.22 DRPs/patient. The most prevalent DPRs was non-compliance (33.34%), followed by incorrect technique of inhaler use (31.25%). Median time for pharmaceutical care service in Asthma and COPD Clinic was 8.52 (6.3-10.63) minutes (0.001 FTE). Pharmacists spend 9.87(8.62-13.46) minutes more for patients with incorrect inhaler technique and 8.93 (6.98-12.88) minutes more for patient who received care for the Clinic less than 1 year. Conclusion: From the time spent for pharmaceutical care and calculation of the FTE manpower, appropriate manpower could be allocated in the future. Pharmacists spend more time for pharmaceutical care in patients with incorrect inhaler use.
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ผลการวิจัยและความคิดเห็นที่ปรากฏในบทความถือเป็นความคิดเห็นและอยู่ในความรับผิดชอบของผู้นิพนธ์ มิใช่ความเห็นหรือความรับผิดชอบของกองบรรณาธิการ หรือคณะเภสัชศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์ ทั้งนี้ไม่รวมความผิดพลาดอันเกิดจากการพิมพ์ บทความที่ได้รับการเผยแพร่โดยวารสารเภสัชกรรมไทยถือเป็นสิทธิ์ของวารสารฯ
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