Pharmacist-provided SARS-CoV-2 testing targeting a majority-Hispanic community during the early COVID-19 pandemic: Results of a patient perception survey.
Pharmacist-provided SARS-CoV-2 testing targeting a majority-Hispanic community during the early COVID-19 pandemic: Results of a patient perception survey.
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10.1016/j.japh.2021.08.015
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2022-01
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Goodlet KJ
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作者：
Patel J;Christofferson N;Goodlet KJ
由于长期以来在健康的社会决定因素方面存在系统性不平等，在美国冠状病毒病(新冠肺炎)病例中，种族和少数民族群体的比例不成比例。在拉美裔人群中，由于无法进入检测地点，导致诊断时间延迟，有可能在高危社区内增加传播。社区药剂师的可及性和专业知识支持药剂师在公共卫生和流行病应对方面发挥更大的作用，包括医疗点(POC)诊断测试。通过患者满意度调查，确定在新冠肺炎大流行早期，社区药剂师在以西班牙裔为主的低收入人群中提供的新冠肺炎测试对当地的影响。2020年5月1日至2020年6月14日期间，在亚利桑那州一家大型连锁社区药房接受了药剂师提供的POC新冠肺炎测试的患者接受了10个问题的利克特式问卷调查。问题围绕着患者对测试过程的看法以及随后药剂师对他们的测试结果的咨询。共有622名患者完成了调查(成功接触者中94.1%的参与率，占所有符合条件的患者的28.3%)。患者的平均年龄为42岁，其中51%是女性，%的患者被确认为西班牙裔。超过97%的受访患者同意或强烈同意在社区药房接受药剂师提供的新冠肺炎检测是一种舒适的体验，扩大了他们获得护理的途径，并允许他们及时收到检测结果。此外，超过一半的受访患者“不知道”，如果社区检测站点不可用，他们会选择在哪里进行检测。总体而言，这项研究的结果表明，患者对药剂师提供的新冠肺炎POC测试的看法非常好，超过99%的受访患者对他们的测试体验感到满意。在收入较低的拉美裔社区的患者中，药剂师为新冠肺炎提供的POC测试服务很受欢迎，并在疫情早期扩大了患者接受测试的机会。
Racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionally represented among U.S. coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, owing to long-standing systemic inequities in the social determinants of health. Among Hispanic populations, a lack of access to testing sites has resulted in delayed time to diagnosis, risking increased spread within high-risk communities. The accessibility and expertise of community pharmacists support expanded pharmacist roles in public health and pandemic response, including point-of-care (POC) diagnostic testing. To determine the local impact of community pharmacist-provided COVID-19 testing among a majority-Hispanic, lower income population during the early COVID-19 pandemic, as assessed by a patient satisfaction survey. A 10-question Likert-type questionnaire was administered in English and Spanish to patients who received a pharmacist-provided POC COVID-19 test at a large-chain community pharmacy in Arizona between May 1, 2020 and June 14, 2020. Questions surrounded patient perceptions of the testing process and subsequent pharmacist counseling on their test results. A total of 622 patients completed the survey (94.1% participation rate among successful contacts, representing 28.3% of all eligible patients). The mean age was 42 years, 51% were female, and 64% of patients identified as Hispanic. More than 97% of surveyed patients either agreed or strongly agreed that receiving a pharmacist-provided COVID-19 test at a community pharmacy was a comfortable experience, expanded their access to care, and allowed them to receive their test results in a timely manner. In addition, more than half of surveyed patients “did not know” where they would have alternatively sought testing if the community testing site was not available. Overall, the results of this study demonstrated highly favorable patient perceptions of pharmacist-provided POC testing for COVID-19, with more than 99% of surveyed patients satisfied with their testing experience. Among patients in a lower income majority-Hispanic community, pharmacist-provided POC testing services for COVID-19 were well received and expanded patient access to testing during the early pandemic.
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2.1
作者：
Gubbins, Paul O.;Klepser, Michael E.;Scarsi, Kimberly
通讯作者：
Scarsi, Kimberly
影响因子：
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作者：
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DOI：
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发表时间：
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影响因子：
33.9
作者：
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Hasnain-Wynia, Romana
影响因子：
4.2
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通讯作者：
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DOI：
10.3122/jabfm.2021.s1.200338
发表时间：
2021-02-01
影响因子：
2.9
作者：
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通讯作者：
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