Public perceptions and attitudes of drive-through pharmacy services: Insights from a cross-sectional survey in Saudi Arabia.

IF 1.3 4区 医学 Q2 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Safiya Salem Bakarman, Wajid Syed, Mohammad K Alharbi, Adel Bashatah, Mahmood Basil A Al-Rawi
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Abstract

Disease-related fatalities in Saudi Arabia (SA) are on the rise, with 28% of all deaths attributed to cardiovascular diseases, followed by cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disorders. In response to this issue, pharmacy dispensing practices have been significantly altered. One such innovative approach is the drive-through pharmacy service. This study aimed to assess the public perceptions and attitudes of drive-through pharmacy services living in Riyadh, SA. A cross-sectional, web-based study was conducted between October 2023 and December 2023 among adults living in Riyadh, SA to assess their perceptions and attitudes toward drive-through dispensing practice. A 19-item questionnaire, divided into 4 sections, was used to achieve the objectives. The first section focused on demographics and personal information. The second section included 3 questions about awareness, the population most benefited, and support. The final section assessed attitudes (5 items) of individuals toward drive-through pharmacy services. A response rate of 79.6% (n = 398) was achieved. A significantly high percentage of respondents, 86.2% (n = 343), reported being aware of drive-through pharmacy. Furthermore, 73.1% of them indicated that drive-through service benefits all populations, with 66.1% (n = 263) actually using the drive-through pharmacy service. In addition, 68.1% (n = 271) of individuals had positive perceptions. Positive perceptions were found to be higher among young adults aged 26 to 35 years compared with other age groups (P = .0001), among married individuals compared with unmarried individuals and others (P = .0001), as well as among housewives (P = .030). The results of the Student t test showed that males had a higher mean overall perception of drive-through pharmacy services (9.33) than females (9.26). Similarly, the analysis of variance analysis showed that individuals aged ≥46 years had a higher perception score (12.53) than other age groups. Furthermore, individuals with children had a lower perception (8.94) compared with those without children, indicating a statistically significant difference in mean perceptions of drive-through pharmacy based on gender (P = .002), age (P = .006), employment (P = .081), and presence of children (P = .001). Most respondents were aware of the drive-through pharmacy services and agreed that they would benefit the nation's entire population. The majority of individuals also supported the expansion of drive-through pharmacy services.

公众对免下车药房服务的看法和态度:来自沙特阿拉伯横断面调查的见解。
在沙特阿拉伯,与疾病相关的死亡人数呈上升趋势,28%的死亡归因于心血管疾病,其次是癌症、糖尿病和慢性呼吸系统疾病。针对这一问题,药房配药做法已发生重大改变。其中一种创新方法是免下车药房服务。这项研究的目的是评估公众的看法和态度,驾车通过药房服务生活在利雅得,SA。在2023年10月至2023年12月期间,对居住在SA利雅得的成年人进行了一项基于网络的横断面研究,以评估他们对免下车分配实践的看法和态度。为了达到目的,我们使用了一份19项的问卷,分为4个部分。第一部分侧重于人口统计和个人信息。第二部分包括关于意识、最受益人群和支持的3个问题。最后一部分评估了个人对免下车药房服务的态度(5项)。有效率为79.6% (n = 398)。86.2% (n = 343)的受访者表示,他们知道“得来速药房”的存在。此外,73.1%的受访者表示,免下车服务惠及所有人群,其中66.1% (n = 263)的受访者实际使用免下车药房服务。此外,68.1% (n = 271)的个体有积极的认知。研究发现,与其他年龄组相比,26至35岁的年轻人(P = 0.0001)、已婚人士(P = 0.0001)以及家庭主妇(P = 0.030)的积极认知程度更高。学生t检验结果显示,男性对免下车药房服务的整体感知均值(9.33)高于女性(9.26)。同样,方差分析显示,年龄≥46岁的个体知觉得分(12.53)高于其他年龄组。此外,与没有孩子的个体相比,有孩子的个体对免下车药房的平均感知(8.94)较低,这表明性别(P = 0.002)、年龄(P = 0.006)、就业(P = 0.081)和是否有孩子(P = 0.001)对免下车药房的平均感知存在统计学差异。大多数受访者都知道免下车药房服务,并同意这将使整个国家的人口受益。大多数个人也支持扩大免下车药房服务。
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Medicine
Medicine 医学-医学:内科
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期刊介绍: Medicine is now a fully open access journal, providing authors with a distinctive new service offering continuous publication of original research across a broad spectrum of medical scientific disciplines and sub-specialties. As an open access title, Medicine will continue to provide authors with an established, trusted platform for the publication of their work. To ensure the ongoing quality of Medicine’s content, the peer-review process will only accept content that is scientifically, technically and ethically sound, and in compliance with standard reporting guidelines.
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