Class of 2006 Abstract / Objectives: To evaluate the public’s awareness regarding the professional role pharmacists have in a community pharmacy setting. Methods: The study design was a small-scale, cross-sectional survey conducted in two community pharmacy sites. Subjects included patients picking up prescription medications requiring pharmacist consultation. Volunteer participation and completion of the PQ, constituted eligible enrollment into the study. The pharmacy questionnaire (PQ) consisted of 11 statements. Subjects were to read and signify along an ordinal scale whether they strongly disagreed to strongly agree with each statement. A total of 134 surveys were completed and returned for analysis from the two pharmacy sites. Analysis of the PQ looked at responses within and between group demographics, such as gender, age, frequency and reason for visitation to pharmacy. The impact of the independent variables on patient responses to the questionnaire and the differences in patient responses between the two collection periods was analyzed using independent t-tests or a one-way ANOVA. Results: The average response scores were positive for all Statements, ranging from ‘Somewhat Agree’ to ‘Agree.’ The two lowest rated statements were concerning the refusal to fill an unsafe prescription, and checking for prescription 3x for accuracy. The three highest rated Statements were ensuring patient understanding of proper medication use, answering questions about side effects, and pharmacist knowledge and expertise. Women answering questions more positively than men, particularly with ensuring patient understanding of proper medication use (p <0.01) and answering questions about side effects (p <0.05). The pharmacists’ knowledge and expertise was significantly higher rated in women than in men (p <0.01) and older women answered more positively than younger women (p <0.05). The statement about Refusing to fill an unsafe prescriptions had subjects 26 to 35 years old answering more negatively when compared to the 46 to 55 and >65 year old groups (p <0.05). As age increased, subjects responded more positively to the pharmacist verifying dosages, and men disagreed to a greater degree than women (p <0.01). Increases in the frequency of pharmacy visits had a visual trend of more positive responses, but only the verification of dosages was nearly significant (p <0.05). By whom the questionnaire was completed by (self or non-self) had no bearing on the response. Conclusions: Regardless of age, gender, or setting, patients tended to be reasonably familiar with the role community pharmacists take part in as a member of the health care profession.

This thesis examines the surgical treatment of obesity from the perspective of the patient. The theoretical portion deals with etiopathogenesis, diagnosis, complications, related illnesses, conservative and surgical treatments (definitions, overview and types, principles of basic bariatric approaches, as well as effects and indications, side effects, and results of treatment. It also includes the specifics of the pre-operative preparation, immediate and long- term post-operative care, psychological preparation and post-bariatric-surgery nutrition. The empirical portion consists of quantitative research in the form of a survey instrument with closed-end questions with the possibility of individual responses. The respondents were patients who had been diagnosed as morbidly obese or third-degree obesity and who had also been through surgery within the past three years. One hundred and fifty surveys were distributed, 125 were returned, and 10 of those were not used for incompleteness, and another 6 were not used because the respondents did not meet the criteria. One of the primary goals of the research was to ascertain the information that patients were missing before bariatric surgery and whether this information had a significant effect on the result of the bariatric approach. Another primary goal of...

Darbo tikslas: Įvertinti Reabilitacijos centro pacientų informuotumą apie jiems teikiamas medicininės reabilitacijos paslaugas. Uždaviniai: 1. Įvertinti reabilitacijos centro pacientų informuotumą apie saugią reabilitaciją. 2. Nustatyti ryšį tarp pacientų informuotumo, socialinių demografinių charakteristikų ir savo sveikatos būklės vertinimo. 3. Nustatyti ryšį tarp pacientų informuotumo apie reabilitacijos paslaugas ir nuomonės apie jiems teikiamų paslaugų kokybę. Tyrimo metodika. 2012 m. birželio - 2013 m. vasario mėnesiais atlikta anoniminė pacientų apklausa reabilitacijos centre teikiančiame stacionarias reabilitacijos paslaugas. Atliekant tyrimą, buvo išdalintos 300 anketų, atsako dažnis 90,6 proc. Anketinių duomenų analizei naudota statistinė programa SPSS 19.0. Rezultatai. 78,3 proc. reabilitacijos centro pacientų mano, kad jų informuotumas paslaugų saugos klausimais yra pakankamas, 5,3 proc. – nepakankamas, o 16,4 proc. respondentų nesupranta sveikatos priežiūros saugos sąvokos. Informuotumas sveikatos priežiūros saugos klausimais nėra susijęs su lytimi, tačiau didesnė dalis vyresnių nei 60 metų amžiaus pacientų (91,3 proc.) lyginant su jaunesniais nei 60 metų amžiaus pacientais (8,7 proc.) teigė nesuprantantys sveikatos priežiūros saugos sąvokos. 84,8 proc. pacientų atsakė, kad suprato visą informaciją, 12,5 proc. – nesuprato, bet pasakė, ko nesuprato, 2,7 proc. nesuprato ir neišdrįso pasakyti, ko nesuprato. Dauguma (88,3 proc.) pacientų, kurie suprato jiems... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Research aim: to assess awareness of rehabilitation center patients ‘about provided services of medical rehabilitation. Goals: 1. To assess awareness of rehabilitation center patients ‘about safe rehabilitation. 2. To identify connection among patient‘ awareness, social demographic characteristics and self-health status assessment. 3. To identify connection between patient‘ awareness about rehabilitation services and their opinion on quality of provided services. Research methodic. Research was performed during June 2012 - February 2013 with anonymous questionnaire in rehabilitation center with inpatient rehabilitation services. 300 questionnaires were distributed, response rate 90.6 %. Statistical program SPSS 19.0 was used for data analysis. Results. 78.3 % of rehabilitation patients think that their awareness on safety of services is sufficient, 5.3 % – insufficient and 16.4 % of patients don‘t understand concept of safety of health care. Awareness on safety of health care is not related to gender, but more of older than 60 years patients (91.3 %) comparing to younger than 60 years (8.7 %) stated about misunderstanding in concept of safety of health care. 84.8 % of patients stated that they understood all information, 12.5 % – didn‘t understood and stated what is unclear, 2.7 % didn‘t understood and didn‘t named what is unclear. Mostly of patients (88.3 %), who understood provided information, knew how to behave safely at home. 95.4 % of respondents stated about... [to full text]