宾夕法尼亚州药剂师与听力专业人员之间的跨专业合作机会:描述性地理信息系统研究

Lucas A. Berenbrok, Nico Chieffo, Audrey Leong, Emily Stuck, Mark DeRuiter, Elaine Mormer
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背景 2022 年,美国食品和药物管理局最终确定了非处方 (OTC) 助听器的相关规定,这种助听器无需专业听力服务和处方即可购买。因此,社区药房现在成为成年人寻求听力损失自我护理解决方案(如 OTC 助听器)的场所。我们进行了一项地理信息系统(GIS)分析,以确定宾夕法尼亚州社区药房和助听器配药所(听力专业人员的执业地点)所服务的县。助听器验配中心的地址来自宾夕法尼亚州卫生部。我们使用 GIS 软件绘制了药房和助听器配药点的位置图。药房和助听器配药所的数量在宾夕法尼亚州地图上以县为单位直观显示。以英里为单位,计算了从助听器配药点到任何县最近的药店之间的平均直线距离,反之亦然。结果在宾夕法尼亚州,社区药店(2769 家)多于助听器配药所(945 家)。宾夕法尼亚州所有 67 个县的药店数量都多于助听器配药所。在一些农村县,药店的数量比助听器验配所多 1 家,而在费城城市县,药店的数量比助听器验配所多 382 家。从助听器配药点(起点)到最近的药店(终点)的平均直线距离为 0.63 英里。从药店(起点)到最近的助听器药房(终点)的平均直线距离为 3.24 英里。
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Opportunities for interprofessional collaboration between pharmacists and hearing professionals in Pennsylvania: A descriptive geographic information system study

Background

In 2022, the Food and Drug Administration finalized regulations for over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids, available without professional hearing services and without a prescription. As a result, community pharmacies now serve as locations where adults seek self-care solutions for hearing loss such as OTC hearing aids.

Objectives

We conducted a geographic information systems (GIS) analysis to identify Pennsylvania counties served by community pharmacies and hearing aid dispensaries, the practice locations of hearing professionals.

Methods

We obtained addresses of Pennsylvania pharmacies from the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs. Hearing aid dispensaries were obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. GIS software was used to plot locations of pharmacies and hearing aid dispensaries. The number of pharmacies and hearing aid dispensaries was visualized on a Pennsylvania map, by county. Mean straight-line distances, in miles, from a hearing aid dispensary to its nearest pharmacy in any county and vice versa were calculated. This analysis was performed in early 2022.

Results

In Pennsylvania, there were more community pharmacies (2769) than hearing aid dispensaries (945). All 67 Pennsylvania counties had more pharmacies than hearing aid dispensaries. Pharmacies outnumbered hearing aid dispensaries by 1 in some rural counties to 382 in urban Philadelphia County. The mean straight-line distance from a hearing aid dispensary, starting point, to the nearest pharmacy, end point, was 0.63 miles. The mean straight-line distance from a pharmacy, starting point, to the nearest hearing aid dispensary, end point, was 3.24 miles.

Conclusion

This GIS analysis supports the participation of pharmacists in initiatives such as OTC hearing aids that increase population access to hearing care.

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