Improving Safe Use of Medications During Pregnancy: The Roles of Patients, Physicians, and Pharmacists.
Qual Health Res
; 27(13): 2071-2080, 2017 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Our study sought to explore the actual and potential roles of patients, physicians, and pharmacists, as well as their shared challenges and opportunities, in improving the safety of medication use during pregnancy. We conducted virtual focus groups with 48 women and in-depth interviews with nine physicians and five pharmacists. Qualitative analysis revealed that all three groups of participants reported "playing it safe," the need for an engaged patient making informed decisions, challenges surrounding communication about pregnancy status, and a lack of patient-centric resources. Patients, physicians, and pharmacists are highly motivated to protect developing babies from potential harms of medication use during pregnancy while maintaining the patient's health. Strategic messaging could maximize the effectiveness of these interactions by helping physicians discuss the benefits and risks of medication use during pregnancy, pharmacists screen for pregnancy and counsel on medication safety, and patients using medications to share pregnancy intentions with their providers pre-pregnancy.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Participación del Paciente
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Rol Profesional
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Mujeres Embarazadas
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Medicamentos sin Prescripción
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Medicamentos bajo Prescripción
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Qual Health Res
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos