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Patient satisfaction with a chronic kidney disease risk assessment service in community pharmacies
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Gheewala, PA and Peterson, GM and Zaidi, STR and Jose, MD and Castelino, RL, Patient satisfaction with a chronic kidney disease risk assessment service in community pharmacies, International journal of clinical pharmacy, 40 pp. 458-463. ISSN 2210-7703 (2018) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1007/s11096-018-0603-2
Abstract
Background: Patient satisfaction is an important determinant of the feasibility and sustainability of community pharmacy screening services. However, few studies have evaluated this, with no such study performed for a chronic kidney disease risk assessment service.
Objective: The aim was to determine patient satisfaction with a chronic kidney disease risk assessment service performed in community pharmacies.
Setting: Community pharmacies in the state of Tasmania, Australia.
Method: An anonymous nine-item satisfaction survey, with Likert-type scales, was developed following a literature review of existing surveys. Reliability of the nine-item scale was determined using Cronbach’s alpha. Patients were asked an additional question on willingness to pay, with choices of amount from $5 to $25. The satisfaction survey was mailed to 389 patients who participated in the chronic kidney disease risk assessment study.
Main outcome measure: Patient level of satisfaction with and willingness to pay for the chronic kidney disease service.
Results: Responses from 143 participants were included in the fnal analysis. Cronbach’s alpha for the nine-item satisfaction scale was 0.87. The majority of participants agreed that the time required to undergo the risk assessment process was justifed (90.2%); overall, they were satisfed with the chronic kidney disease risk assessment service (90.0%) and they felt comfortable with the pharmacist referring their results to their doctor (88.9%). Of 136 participants who answered the question on willingness to pay, 62.9% indicated that they would pay for the chronic kidney disease service. Of these, 29.2, 25.8 and 19.1% were willing to pay $20, $10 and $5, respectively.
Conclusion: Patient satisfaction with the community pharmacy-based chronic kidney disease risk assessment was high. These findings provide support for the implementation of the service within community pharmacy practice.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Australia, chronic kidney disease, pharmacist, community pharmacy, patient satisfaction, questionnaire, risk assessment |
Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
Research Group: | Clinical sciences |
Research Field: | Nephrology and urology |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Clinical health |
Objective Field: | Clinical health not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Gheewala, PA (Miss Pankti Gheewala) |
UTAS Author: | Peterson, GM (Professor Gregory Peterson) |
UTAS Author: | Zaidi, STR (Dr Tabish Razi Zaidi) |
UTAS Author: | Jose, MD (Professor Matthew Jose) |
UTAS Author: | Castelino, RL (Dr Ronald Castelino) |
ID Code: | 124219 |
Year Published: | 2018 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 2 |
Deposited By: | Medicine |
Deposited On: | 2018-02-14 |
Last Modified: | 2018-12-10 |
Downloads: | 0 |
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