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ArticlePatient preference and adherence2024

Community Pharmacy Professionals' Knowledge and Counseling Skills for the Treatment of Acute Diarrhea in Children in Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia: Questionnaire Based and Simulated Client Study.

Saeed Alfadly, Mohammed Anaam, Sulaiman Ibrahim Alzunaydi, Abdulsalam Sulaiman Almutlaq, Abdulaziz Mohammed Swidan, Saud Alsahali, Yasser Almogbel, Mohammed Alshammari, Mohammed Almunef, Khalid Siddeeg

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Saeed AlfadlyDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-0158-8382
Mohammed AnaamDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia.
Sulaiman Ibrahim AlzunaydiDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulsalam Sulaiman AlmutlaqDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz Mohammed SwidanDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia.
Saud AlsahaliDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-6048-0702
Yasser AlmogbelDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-0155-6986
Mohammed AlshammariDepartment of Pharmacy practice، College of Pharmacy, University of Hafr Albatin, Hafr Albatin, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed AlmunefDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-1922-6339
Khalid SiddeegDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-4767-2600

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Abstract

Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and counseling skills of community pharmacy professionals regarding managing acute diarrhea in children in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study consisting of a questionnaire and simulated client scenario was conducted to collect data from pharmacy professionals working in community pharmacies over a period of 3 months in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia. Pharmacy professionals were assessed for evaluating cases using 5 indicators (the age of the child, the frequency of diarrhea, fever and the presence of mucus or blood) and also for their recommendations and counseling. Results: The data were collected from 60 pharmacy professionals after site visits. In the questionnaire, 60% of the pharmacy professionals used all 5 indicators, while in the simulation, 13.3% used at least 3 indicators and 80% used 2 or fewer indicators ( Conclusion: The community pharmacy professionals in the study did not ask enough questions to evaluate a child suffering from acute diarrhea appropriately in the simulation. More questions were asked in the questionnaire; however, the difference is not significant. Additionally, they did not provide proper dietary advice, and their recommendation of an oral rehydration solution was insufficient.

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actual practiceacute diarrheafever: community pharmacyknowledgequestionnaire: simulated client

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PMID39011089
PMCPMC11247160

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