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Pradnya Naik Panvelkar1, Carol Armour, Bandana Saini

  • 1Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. pradnya.naikpanvelkar@sydney.edu.au

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Patients want pharmacists to play a greater role in asthma management, preferring services like medication information, lung function testing, and improved communication. Tailoring pharmacy services to patient needs is key for long-term success.

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Area of Science:

  • Pharmacy Practice
  • Patient-Centered Care
  • Respiratory Medicine

Background:

  • Patient preferences significantly impact treatment outcomes, making healthcare services centered around these preferences vital.
  • Understanding patient needs is crucial for optimizing community pharmacy-based asthma services.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore patient preferences for community pharmacy asthma services.
  • To investigate how prior experience with specialized asthma services shapes patient preferences.
  • To identify specific aspects of asthma services that patients value most.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted semistructured face-to-face interviews with 18 asthma patients (10 naive, 8 experienced).
  • Utilized thematic analysis of transcribed interviews to identify key patient preferences.
  • Compared preferences between patients new to specialized services and those with prior experience.

Main Results:

  • Most patients desired a more significant role for pharmacists in asthma management.
  • Experienced patients showed more specific preferences and higher expectations for services.
  • Key desired services include asthma/medication information, lung function testing, inhaler technique correction, and skilled communication (empathy, privacy, dedicated time).
  • High satisfaction reported; specialized services increased pharmacy loyalty and willingness to engage in future services.

Conclusions:

  • Identified key elements of specialized pharmacy-based asthma services from the patient's viewpoint.
  • Emphasizes the need to quantify patient preferences for different service components.
  • Recommends future pharmacy services incorporate patient preferences and tailor offerings for sustainability.