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Validating a clinical workload measurement instrument for documenting pharmaceutical care.

B Kaplan1, A G Lorenzo, K K Nystrom

  • 1School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University-Charleston Division 25304, USA.

Pharmacy Practice Management Quarterly
|December 9, 1995
PubMed
Summary

Researchers developed and validated a manual tool for documenting pharmaceutical care activities. This instrument ensures consistent and accurate recording of clinical pharmacy workload, improving data interpretation.

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Area of Science:

  • Pharmacy Practice
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Previous methods for documenting pharmacist clinical workload lacked validated tools.
  • Inconsistent categorization of activities hinders data interpretation and reliability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a manual instrument for recording clinically oriented pharmaceutical care activities.
  • To improve the consistency and accuracy of clinical pharmacy workload documentation.

Main Methods:

  • A manual documentation instrument was developed using PharmaTrend categories.
  • The instrument was tested using written scenarios in two phases.
  • Pharmacist participation and survey completion rates were tracked.

Main Results:

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  • The developed instrument achieved an 80 percent accuracy rate after two testing phases.
  • Over 60 percent of pharmacists participated, completing at least 90 percent of surveys.
  • The manual tool proved portable and effective in a non-fully computerized setting.

    • Conclusions:

    • A valid and reliable instrument for documenting clinically oriented pharmaceutical care activities was successfully developed and tested.
    • This tool addresses the need for consistent and interpretable data in pharmacy practice research.