Actitud hacia la práctica profesional entre los farmacéuticos comunitarios en Kuala Lumpur, Malasia

Autores/as

  • Khaled Mohammed Alakhali Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur
  • M Zakour Khadari Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur
  • Mogana Rajagopal Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur
  • Ahsan Baig Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur
  • Osama Helweh Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30827/ars.v62i2.15896

Palabras clave:

comunidad; farmacéuticos; actitud; servicios; Malasia

Resumen

Objetivos: Este estudio se dirigió a evaluar las actitudes de los farmacéuticos comunitarios hacia la práctica profesional y determinar su competencia observada en diversas actividades farmacéuticas.

Métodos: estudio transversal realizado en la ciudad de Kuala Lumpur. El cuestionario contenía 40 preguntas divididas en seis secciones que abordaban varios aspectos de la práctica y la información demográfica. En el estudio participaron 223 farmacéuticos con licencia que trabajan en farmacias comunitarias. Los datos se analizaron utilizando SPSS. Se utilizaron pruebas de correlación de Chi-cuadrado y Pearson para determinar la significación estadística de los datos dicotómicos.

Hallazgos clave: Entre los 233 encuestados en actividades de gestión, 194 (87%) obtuvieron una puntuación buena y 5 (2,2%) obtuvieron una puntuación mala. En las actividades de dispensación, 199 (89,2%) obtuvieron la puntuación buena y 5 (2,2%) obtuvieron la puntuación mala. En las actividades de atención farmacéutica, 209 (93,7%) obtuvieron una buena puntuación y 4 (1,8%) obtuvieron una mala puntuación. En actividades inter / intraprofesionales, 108 (48,4%) puntuaron bien y 10 (4,5%) puntuaron mal. En las actividades de salud pública, 153 (68,6%) obtuvieron la puntuación buena y 6 (2,7%) obtuvieron la puntuación mala, mientras que en las actividades de mantenimiento de competencias, 160 (71,7%) obtuvieron la puntuación buena y 3 (1,3%) obtuvieron el puntaje pobre.

Conclusiones: La mayor parte de los participantes obtuvo una buena actitud fue del 93,7% para las actividades de atención farmacéutica mientras que la mayor de los participantes obtuvo una mala actitud fue del 4,5% para las actividades inter / intraprofesionales. La mayoría de los participantes aceptan las actividades para mantener la competencia.

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Biografía del autor/a

Khaled Mohammed Alakhali, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur

assistant professor in Clinical Pharmacy Department

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2021-03-20

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Alakhali KM, Khadari MZ, Rajagopal M, Baig A, Helweh O. Actitud hacia la práctica profesional entre los farmacéuticos comunitarios en Kuala Lumpur, Malasia. Ars Pharm [Internet]. 20 de marzo de 2021 [citado 20 de noviembre de 2024];62(2):118-30. Disponible en: https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/ars/article/view/15896

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