title: [Expected Duties of Pharmacists and Potential Needs of Physicians and Nurses on a Kaifukuki Rehabilitation Ward].
abstract: This study investigated the required duties of pharmacists in a kaifukuki rehabilitation ward from the viewpoint of the ward physicians and nurses. A questionnaire survey was distributed to 27 facilities with kaifukuki rehabilitation wards. The questionnaire examined which duties the physicians and nurses expected from pharmacists while on the ward (4 areas, 10 items), as well as the time required for pharmacists to carry out those duties. Multivariate analysis was used to investigate which types of work took the most time for pharmacists on kaifukuki rehabilitation wards. Responses were received from 43 physicians and 184 nurses who worked on the kaifukuki rehabilitation wards of 19 facilities. The results revealed that the essential duties performed by pharmacists were the management of medical supplies, instruction on the use of self-medicating drugs at the time of introduction, and monitoring drug side effects. Furthermore, some duties, such as the distribution of medicines and changing or suggesting new drugs, required pharmacists to spend extended time on the ward. The responses indicated that physicians and nurses recognized the necessity for pharmacists to perform ward duties along with their routine work. This study shows that physicians and nurses working in kaifukuki rehabilitation wards demand proactive participation from pharmacists in appropriate medical therapy, such as instruction in the administration of medications and assessment at the time of prescription changes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Showa University Fujigaoka Rehabilitation Hospital.
authors.forename: Hisato
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujihara
authors.forename: Masayoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koinuma
authors.forename: Tetsuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yumoto
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Mariko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamite
authors.forename: Eiko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kawahara
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Soeda
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takimoto
authors.forename: Kazuyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Mitsumasa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaneta
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takao
authors.forename: Masahisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kagaya
authors.forename: Jun-ichiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Murayama
mesh_terms: D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009726:Nurses; D010595:Pharmacists; D010820:Physicians; D024382:Professional Role; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires