评估医疗保健利用率 在大学生中处方药剂师后避孕药
Katherine P Davis1, Trexie Rudd2, Tracey A Wilkinson3
1Purdue University College of Pharmacy, 640 Eskenazi Ave, Fifth Third Bank FOB, 3rd Floor, Indianapolis, IN 46202.
Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology
|May 17, 2025
概括
使用药房避孕药处方的大学生没有放弃医疗保健访问. 药剂师为生殖健康和预防服务提供了额外的接入点.
科学领域:
- 生殖健康 生殖健康
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 药房实践 在药房实践.
背景情况:
- 药剂师越来越多地通过处方提供避孕措施.
- 人们担心,使用药房服务的患者的医疗保健访问可能会减少.
研究的目的:
- 描述通过药剂师处方获得避孕药的大学生在医疗保健服务的预期和实际使用情况.
- 评估药房的避孕药处方是否影响日常医疗保健访问.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项前性,观察性,基于调查的研究.
- 参与者在基线,6个月和12个月完成了调查.
- 在一年的时间内,追踪了医疗保健利用模式.
主要成果:
- 总共有33名参与者完成了基线调查,其中76%和68%分别完成了6个月和12个月的随访.
- 在基线,70%的学生打算在1-3年内看医疗保健提供者.
- 大约32-35%的参与者在6个月和12个月的随访中访问了初级医疗保健提供者.
结论:
- 在使用药店避孕药处方的学生中,医疗保健使用率与该人口群中预防性服务的公布率相当.
- 药剂师处方的避孕药可以作为生殖健康护理的宝贵附加接入点.
- 这种模式为药剂师提供了机会,以指导学生获得必要的预防服务.
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