Korean Journal of Clinical Pharmacy (한국임상약학회지)

Korean College Of Clinical Pharmacy (한국임상약학회)
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Evaluation of Pharmacists Medication Teaching Service for Hospitalized Cancer Patients

입원한 환자에 대한 약사의 복약지도 서비스 평가

  • Shin, Moon Hee (Dept. of Pharmacy, Bundang CHA General Hospital) ;
  • Oh, Jung Mi (Graduate School of Clinical Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women's University) ;
  • Jeong, Kyung Ju (Dept. of Pharmacy, Bundang CHA General Hospital) ;
  • Choi, Seung Ki (Dept. of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) ;
  • Shin, Hyun Taek (College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women's University)
  • 신문희 (포천중문의대 분당차병원 약제부) ;
  • 오정미 (숙명여자대학교 임상약학대학원) ;
  • 정경주 (포천중문의대 분당차병원 약제부) ;
  • 최승기 (포천중문의대 약리학실) ;
  • 신현택 (숙명여자대학교 약학대학)
  • Published : 2002.12.01
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the patient education provided by the pharmacist for cancer patients receiving chemotherapy in the hospital. One time patient medication teaching including verbal instruction and written materials were provided by a pharmacist for cancer patients receiving chemotherapy on the first or second day of hospitalization. After providing medication teaching by a pharmacist a written survey was performed in order to measure the patient's satisfaction with the medication teaching and to evaluate the effectiveness of the patient medication teaching. This one-time patient medication teaching by a pharmacist was provided for 44 solid and hematological cancer patients (23 male, 21 female). The results of 27 written surveys completed by the cancer patients revealed that almost all cancer patients $(96.3\%)$ felt that medication teaching is a must in order to understand and accept the chemotherapy by cancer patients. In addition, almost all patients $(92.6\%)$ stated that they were extremely satisfied with the medication teaching provided by the pharmacist. The levels of understandings on the chemotherapy.

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