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Abstract Pharmacist-physician collaboration is a strategy for optimizing patient care and improving health outcomes. Nevertheless, there is a lack of information in Brazil about collaborative practices among these professionals. The aim of this study was to measure collaborative attitude of pharmacists and physicians who were working together in a teaching hospital. A cross-sectional study was conducted from June 2018 to January 2019 with pharmacists and physicians working in a teaching hospital in Northeastern Brazil. These professionals were invited to provide responses to the Brazilian version of the "Scale of Attitudes Towards Pharmacist-Physician Collaboration" (SATP2C); their scores ranged between 16 and 64 points. The software Epi Info TM (version 3.5.4) was used for data analysis, and data were expressed in means. Forty-four professionals participated in this study. The mean age was 33.5 (DP = 7.1) years. More than half of participants were male (n = 25, 56.8%). The means from the SATP2C for pharmacists and physicians were 54.20 and 50.91, respectively, indicating good collaborative attitudes. There was no statistical difference between the mean scores of pharmacists and physicians. Participants showed a predisposition for collaborative teamwork. Future studies should focus on understanding the process by which collaboration translates into clinical practice
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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Pharmacists/classification , Physicians/classification , Brazil/ethnology , Intersectoral Collaboration , Interpersonal Relations , Cross-Sectional Studies/methods , Data Analysisالملخص
Abstract Patients without access to medicines often resort to the judicial system. However, no systematic review has discussed the quality of studies and the factors that may influence the access to medicines from judicialization. This study aimed to characterize the quality of research on access to judicialized medicines and their influence on public policies in Brazil. A search was conducted in the LILACS, PubMed/Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science databases using the terms "judicialization" and "medication". Two reviewers identified articles that met the inclusion criteria. Only studies written in English, Portuguese, or Spanish published from 1990 to 2018 were included. The study selection resulted in a final sample of 45 articles. The retrospective descriptive design was the most common methods, based on reports and lawsuits. A high level of heterogeneity among the studies hindered the comparison and generation of evidence capable of supporting judges' decisions based on technical-scientific criteria. This review showed that studies were heterogeneous and had low methodological quality. Moreover, they did not propose viable solutions for health managers and formulators to face the problem.
Resumo Pacientes sem acesso a medicamentos geralmente recorrem ao sistema judicial. No entanto, nenhuma revisão sistemática discutiu a qualidade dos estudos e os fatores que podem influenciar o acesso aos medicamentos pela judicialização. Este estudo teve como objetivo caracterizar a qualidade da pesquisa sobre acesso a medicamentos judicializados e sua influência nas políticas públicas no Brasil. Foi realizada uma pesquisa nas bases de dados LILACS, PubMed/Medline, Scopus e Web of Science usando os termos "judicialization" e "medication". Dois revisores identificaram artigos que atendiam aos critérios de inclusão. Apenas estudos escritos em inglês, português ou espanhol publicados de 1990 a 2018 foram incluídos. A seleção do estudo resultou em uma amostra final de 45 artigos. O desenho descritivo retrospectivo foi o método mais comum, com base em relatos e ações judiciais. Um alto nível de heterogeneidade entre os estudos impediu a comparação e a geração de evidências capazes de apoiar as decisões dos juízes com base em critérios técnico-científicos. Esta revisão mostrou que os estudos eram heterogêneos e apresentavam baixa qualidade metodológica. Além disso, não propuseram soluções viáveis para gerentes e formuladores de saúde enfrentarem o problema.
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Humans , Public Policy , Health Services Accessibility , Brazil , Retrospective Studiesالملخص
O ensino de habilidades de comunicação é indispensável aos profissionais de saúde. Este estudo objetivou identificar instrumentos validados no português do Brasil que avaliam habilidades de comunicação de estudantes ou profissionais da saúde. Para tanto, foi realizada uma revisão de escopo que incluiu estudos de validação de instrumentos para avaliação de habilidades de comunicação de estudantes/profissionais da área da Saúde. Foram identificados quatro instrumentos, traduzidos e validados para o português do Brasil. Validação de conteúdo, validação de construto e o teste de consistência interna foram realizados com maior frequência. Esta revisão identificou um número reduzido de instrumentos para avaliar habilidades de comunicação e dados limitados de validade e confiabilidade dos instrumentos.(AU)
Teaching communication skills to health professionals is extremely important. This study aimed to identify instruments validated for Brazilian Portuguese that assess communication skills of health students or professionals. We carried out a scoping review that included validation studies of instruments for assessing communication skills of students/professionals from the area of Health. Four instruments were identified, translated into Brazilian Portuguese and validated for this language. Content validation, construct validation and the internal consistency test were the most frequently performed ones. This review identified a reduced number of instruments to assess communication skills and limited data about the instruments' validity and reliability.(AU)
La enseñanza de habilidades de comunicación es indispensable para los profesionales de la salud. El objetivo de este estudio fue identificar instrumentos validados en portugués de Brasil que evalúan habilidades de comunicación de estudiantes o profesionales de la salud. Para ello, se realizó una revisión de alcance que incluyó estudios de validación de instrumentos para evaluación de habilidades de comunicación de estudiantes/profesionales del área de la salud. Se identificaron cuatro instrumentos, traducidos y validados al portugués de Brasil. La validación de contenido, la validación del constructo y el test de consistencia interna se realizaron con mayor frecuencia. Esta revisión identificó un número reducido de instrumentos para evaluar habilidades de comunicación y datos limitados de validez y confiabilidad de los instrumentos.(AU)