title: Public health care system, a quasi-experimental study: Acceptance and attitude to implicate clinical services.
abstract: A six-month longitudinal intervention arm study with a pre-post cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was performed. A 3-phase objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) design was utilized for evaluation of acceptance and attitude of pharmacy students towards clinical pharmacy services. The pre-OSCE survey showed increased disagreement with the role of clinical pharmacists, compared to a significant positive shift in attitude towards their services in the healthcare team after 6 months of the trial. Responses improved for awareness (the current healthcare system could be improved by involving pharmacists, p < 0.02) and positive attitude categories (doctors and nurses would be happy to welcome the services of competent clinical pharmacists as part of their team, p < 0.01) in addition to competency (pharmacists have sufficient clinical training to advise doctors and nurses, p < 0.01). The predictive model suggested a strong positive effect on patient interaction, medical information tasks, clinical decisions on drug-related problems (DRPs), and communication with healthcare professionals (R2 = 0.41, F = 1.51, p < 0.001).
authors.forename: Syed Wasif
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Gillani
authors.forename: Mohi Iqbal Mohammad
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Abdul
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003479:Curriculum; D004347:Drug Interactions; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D059065:Medication Reconciliation; D010348:Patient Care Team; D016544:Patient Simulation; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D024382:Professional Role; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011634:Public Health; D013339:Students, Pharmacy / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires