Pharmacist's role in influenza immunisation: a scoping review

IF 1 Q4 PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
Edna Ribeiro Parracha PharmD, António Teixeira Rodrigues PharmD, PhD, Sofia Oliveira-Martins PharmD, MPH, PhD, Sónia Romano PharmD, Diogo Almeida PharmD, Bruno Sepodes PharmD, MSc, PhD, MPH, Carla Torre PharmD, MSc, PhD
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Abstract

Background

Community pharmacists have become flu vaccine immunisers in several countries to increase vaccine uptake.

Aim

This study aimed to perform a scoping review to evaluate the pharmacist's role and contribution to flu immunisation coverage, satisfaction and promotion as vaccine providers.

Design

The framework proposed by Arksey and O'Malley and the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) were considered for this analysis. Two electronic databases (PubMed and Cochrane Library) were used to search for relevant peer-reviewed quantitative, qualitative and mixed-method studies published between 1990 and 2022.

Results

A total of 37 studies were included. These studies suggested that, over time, there was an increase in the rate of vaccine administration within community pharmacies across the various countries examined. Moreover, patients have consistently expressed their satisfaction with the convenience and accessibility of pharmacy-based vaccine services, with some expressing a preference for pharmacies over traditional visits to their general practitioner′s office.

Conclusion

Several initiatives aimed at promoting flu vaccination have been rolled out in pharmacy settings, and a number of these initiatives have demonstrated positive outcomes. The flu vaccination service provided by pharmacists has proven to be an asset in public health by improving accessibility to immunisation services. Pharmacists should continue to take part in yearly flu vaccination programs as flu vaccine providers as they contribute to an increased uptake of immunisations by the population. Extending these services to other vaccines should be further considered.

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药剂师在流感免疫接种中的作用:范围界定审查
本研究旨在开展一项范围界定综述,评估药剂师作为疫苗提供者在流感免疫接种覆盖率、满意度和推广方面的作用和贡献。本分析采用了 Arksey 和 O'Malley 提出的框架以及范围界定综述的 PRISMA 扩展(PRISMA-ScR)。我们使用了两个电子数据库(PubMed 和 Cochrane 图书馆)来搜索 1990 年至 2022 年间发表的经过同行评审的相关定量、定性和混合方法研究。这些研究表明,随着时间的推移,不同国家社区药房的疫苗接种率都有所提高。此外,患者一直对药房提供的疫苗接种服务的便利性和可及性表示满意,一些患者表示,与传统的全科医生诊所相比,他们更愿意去药房接种疫苗。事实证明,药剂师提供的流感疫苗接种服务是公共卫生领域的一笔宝贵财富,它提高了免疫接种服务的可及性。药剂师应继续作为流感疫苗提供者参与每年的流感疫苗接种计划,因为他们有助于提高民众的免疫接种率。应进一步考虑将这些服务扩展到其他疫苗。
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Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research
Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research Health Professions-Pharmacy
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期刊介绍: The purpose of this document is to describe the structure, function and operations of the Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, the official journal of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA). It is owned, published by and copyrighted to SHPA. However, the Journal is to some extent unique within SHPA in that it ‘…has complete editorial freedom in terms of content and is not under the direction of the Society or its Council in such matters…’. This statement, originally based on a Role Statement for the Editor-in-Chief 1993, is also based on the definition of ‘editorial independence’ from the World Association of Medical Editors and adopted by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.
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