Barriers to medication counselling for people with mental health disorders : A six country study

Provision of medication information may improve adherence and prevent medication related problems. People with mental health disorders commonly receive less medication counselling from pharmacists than people with other common long term and persistent disorders. Objective: The objective of this study was to compare and contrast barriers pharmacy students perceive toward providing medication counselling for people with mental health disorders in Australia, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, India and Latvia. Methods: Barriers identified by third-year pharmacy students as part of the International Pharmacy Students' Health Survey were content analysed using a directed approach. Students' responses were categorised as pharmacist related, patient related, health-system related, or social or cultural related. Quantitative data were analysed using SPSS version 14.0. Results: Survey instruments were returned by 649 students. Of the respondents, 480 identified one or more barriers to medication counselling for people with mental health disorders. Patient related factors accounted for between 25.3% and 36.2% of barriers identified by the pharmacy students. Pharmacist related factors accounted for between 17.6% and 45.1% of the barriers identified by the pharmacy students. Students in India were more likely to attribute barriers to pharmacist and social and cultural related factors, and less likely to healthsystem related factors, than students studying in other countries. Conclusion: The nature of barriers identified by pharmacy students differed according to the country in which they studied. Undergraduate and postgraduate pharmacy education programs may need to be amended to address common misconceptions among pharmacy students.publishersversionPeer reviewe

Barriers to medication counselling for people with mental health disorders: a six country study

Provision of medication information may improve adherence and prevent medication related problems. People with mental health disorders commonly receive less medication counselling from pharmacists than people with other common long term and persistent disorders. Objective: The objective of this study was to compare and contrast barriers pharmacy students perceive toward providing medication counselling for people with mental health disorders in Australia, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, India and Latvia. Methods: Barriers identified by third-year pharmacy students as part of the International Pharmacy Students� Health Survey were content analysed using a directed approach. Students� responses were categorised as pharmacist related, patient related, health-system related, or social or cultural related. Quantitative data were analysed using SPSS version 14.0. Results: Survey instruments were returned by 649 students. Of the respondents, 480 identified one or more barriers to medication counselling for people with mental health disorders. Patient related factors accounted for between 25.3% and 36.2% of barriers identified by the pharmacy students. Pharmacist related factors accounted for between 17.6% and 45.1% of the barriers identified by the pharmacy students. Students in India were more likely to attribute barriers to pharmacist and social and cultural related factors, and less likely to healthsystem related factors, than students studying in other countries. Conclusion: The nature of barriers identified by pharmacy students differed according to the country in which they studied. Undergraduate and postgraduate pharmacy education programs may need to be amended to address common misconceptions among pharmacy students.puede mejorar la adherencia y prevenir problemas relacionados con los medicamentos. Las personas con desordenes mentales normalmente reciben menos consejos sobre medicación de los farmacéuticos que la gente con otras enfermedades comunes de larga duración. Objetivo: El objetivo de este estudio fue comparar y contrastar las barreras que los estudiantes de farmacia perciben hacia proporcionar consejos de medicación para personas con desordenes mentales en Australia, Bélgica, Estonia, Finlandia, India y Letonia. Métodos: Se realizó un análisis de contenido de abordaje directo de las barreras identificadas pro estudiantes de tercero de farmacia como parte de la Encuesta de Salud de los Estudiantes de Farmacia. Las respuestas de los estudiantes se categorizaron como relativas al farmacéutico, relativas al paciente, relativas al sistema de salud, o relativas a aspectos sociales o culturales. Los datos cuantitativos se analizaron utilizando un SPSS versión 14.0. Resultados: Las encuestas fueron retornadas por 649 estudiantes. De los respondentes, 480 identificaron una o más barreras al consejo sobre medicación para personas con desordenes mentales. Los factores relativos al paciente representaron entre el 25,3% y el 36,2% de las barreras identificadas por los estudiantes. Los factores relativos al farmacéutico alcanzaron el 17,6% a 45,1% de las barreras identificadas. Los estudiantes de India eran más proclives a atribuir barreras al farmacéutico y a los aspectos sociales y culturales, y menos a los factores del sistema de salud que los estudiantes de otros países. Conclusión: La naturaleza de las barreras identificadas por los estudiantes de farmacia difirió entre los países estudiados. Los programas de formación pre y postgraduados en farmacia podrían tener que corregirse para encarar los malos entendidos comunes entre los estudiantes de farmacia