Illuminating determinants of implementation of non-dispensing pharmacist services in home care: a qualitative interview study

• Published in: Scandinavian journal of primary health care Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 43 - 51
• Main Authors: Bø, Karl-Erik, Halvorsen, Kjell H., Risør, Torsten, Lehnbom, Elin C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 2023; Taylor & Francis LLC; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Clinical outcomes; Clinical pharmacists; Critical incidents; Drugs; Health care; Health Personnel; Home Care Services; Home health care; Hospitalization; Humans; Implementation; implementation science; Information systems; Innovations; Interviews; Medical personnel; Norway; Nursing; Omvårdnad; patient care management; Pharmacists; Primary care; Professional attitudes; Qualitative Research; Work; qualitative research; home care services; Norway; patient care management; Clinical pharmacists; implementation science

The results in this study illuminate barriers and facilitators to the implementation of pharmacist services in a home care setting. Existing medication work methods and poor information handover systems are likely to counteract outcomes of the pharmacist services and inflict unfavorable conditions f...