PMID- 28181318
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20180705
LR  - 20180705
IS  - 2042-7174 (Electronic)
IS  - 0961-7671 (Linking)
VI  - 25
IP  - 6
DP  - 2017 Dec
TI  - Factors influencing the degree of physician-pharmacist collaboration within Iraqi 
      public healthcare settings.
PG  - 411-417
LID - 10.1111/ijpp.12339 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVES: Medication safety and effectiveness can be improved through 
      interprofessional collaboration. The goals of this study were to measure the 
      degree of physician-pharmacist collaboration within Iraqi governmental healthcare 
      settings and to investigate factors influencing this collaboration. METHODS: This 
      cross-sectional study was conducted in Al-Najaf Province using the Collaborative 
      Working Relationship Model and Physician-Pharmacist Collaborative Instrument 
      (PPCI). Four pharmacists distributed paper surveys with a 7-point Likert scale to 
      a convenience sample of physicians and pharmacists working in seven public 
      hospitals and two outpatient clinics. The questionnaire (in English) covered 
      individual (demographics, practising years and academic affiliation), context 
      (practice setting) and PPCI characteristics (trustworthiness, role specification 
      and relationship initiation) in addition to collaborative care items: one for 
      pharmacists and one for physicians. Separate multiple regressions were used to 
      assess the association of the factors with collaborative care for physicians and 
      for pharmacists. KEY FINDINGS: Seventy-seven physicians and 86 pharmacists 
      returned usable surveys (81.5% response rate). The majority of physicians were 
      male (84%), while the majority of pharmacists were female (58%). The mean age of 
      the physicians was (37.99 years) older than that of the pharmacists (30.35 
      years). The physicians had a longer period of practice (11.32 years) than 
      pharmacists (5.45 years). Most (90%) of the providers were practising in 
      hospitals. Pharmacist academic affiliation was significantly associated with 
      collaborative care. The pharmacist and physician regressions indicated 
      significant (P < 0.05) associations between collaborative care and two PPCI 
      domains (role specification and relationship initiation for physicians; role 
      specification and trustworthiness for pharmacists). CONCLUSIONS: This study 
      focused on physician-pharmacist collaboration within hospitals, and it was the 
      first study measuring interprofessional collaboration in Iraq. The results showed 
      there is physician-pharmacist collaboration within Iraqi hospitals and exchange 
      characteristics had significant influence on this collaboration.
CI  - (c) 2017 Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
FAU - Al-Jumaili, Ali Azeez
AU  - Al-Jumaili AA
AD  - The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, Health Service Research Division, 
      Iowa City, IA, USA.
FAU - Al-Rekabi, Mohammed D
AU  - Al-Rekabi MD
AD  - Faculty of Pharmacy, Humanity Studies University College, Al-Najaf, Iraq.
FAU - Doucette, William
AU  - Doucette W
AD  - The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, Health Service Research Division, 
      Iowa City, IA, USA.
FAU - Hussein, Ahmed H
AU  - Hussein AH
AD  - Faculty of Pharmacy, Humanity Studies University College, Al-Najaf, Iraq.
FAU - Abbas, Hayder K
AU  - Abbas HK
AD  - Faculty of Pharmacy, Humanity Studies University College, Al-Najaf, Iraq.
FAU - Hussein, Furqan H
AU  - Hussein FH
AD  - Faculty of Pharmacy, Humanity Studies University College, Al-Najaf, Iraq.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20170209
PL  - England
TA  - Int J Pharm Pract
JT  - The International journal of pharmacy practice
JID - 9204243
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Attitude of Health Personnel
MH  - Cooperative Behavior
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Delivery of Health Care/organization & administration
MH  - Female
MH  - Hospitals, Public/*organization & administration
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Interprofessional Relations
MH  - Iraq
MH  - Male
MH  - Medication Errors/*prevention & control
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Personnel, Hospital/psychology
MH  - Pharmacists/*psychology
MH  - Pharmacy Service, Hospital/organization & administration
MH  - Physicians/*psychology
MH  - Professional Role/psychology
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Young Adult
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Iraq
OT  - collaboration
OT  - hospitals
OT  - pharmacists
OT  - physicians
EDAT- 2017/02/10 06:00
MHDA- 2018/07/06 06:00
CRDT- 2017/02/10 06:00
PHST- 2016/02/26 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2016/11/28 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2017/02/10 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2018/07/06 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2017/02/10 06:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1111/ijpp.12339 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Int J Pharm Pract. 2017 Dec;25(6):411-417. doi: 10.1111/ijpp.12339. Epub 2017 Feb 
      9.