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Patient Perceptions on Receiving Vaccination Services through Community Pharmacies

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  • Anna Kowalczuk

    (National Institute of Medicine, 00-725 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Alexandre Wong

    (Pharmacy Department, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, Canada)

  • Kevin Chung

    (Pharmacy Department, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, Canada)

  • Urszula Religioni

    (School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education of Warsaw, 01-826 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Dariusz Świetlik

    (Department of Biostatistics and Neural Networks, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland)

  • Katarzyna Plagens-Rotman

    (Hipolit Cegielski State University of Applied Sciences, 61-485 Gniezno, Poland)

  • Jameason D. Cameron

    (Pharmacy Department, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, Canada)

  • Agnieszka Neumann-Podczaska

    (Chair and Department of Palliative Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-245 Poznan, Poland)

  • Katarina Fehir Šola

    (Pharmacy of Bjelovar, Petra Preradovića 4, 43000 Bjelovar, Croatia)

  • Justyna Kazmierczak

    (Zdrowit sp. z o.o., Pharmacy Chain, ul. Diamentowa 3, 41-940 Piekary Śląskie, Poland)

  • Eliza Blicharska

    (Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland)

  • Regis Vaillancourt

    (Pharmacy Department, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, Canada)

  • Piotr Merks

    (Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, 01-815 Warszawa, Poland)

Abstract

(1) Introduction: Pharmacists are medical professionals who play an active role in the protection of public health. Since 2021, pharmacists with an appropriate certification have been authorised to administer vaccines against COVID-19. (2) Objective: The objective of this study was to ascertain the perceptions of patients about receiving vaccinations through community pharmacies. (3) Material and methods: This study was conducted in 2021. The research tool was an anonymous questionnaire published on the websites of patient organisations. Ultimately, 1062 patients participated in this study. (4) Results: This study shows that most of the respondents find community pharmacies more accessible than outpatient clinics (85.3%). Sixty-one percent of the respondents stated that getting vaccinated at pharmacies would be less time consuming than at outpatient clinics. Nearly every third respondent (29.5%) declared that they would get vaccinated if they received such a recommendation from a pharmacist. Fifty-six percent of the respondents were of the opinion that the administration of vaccines by pharmacists would relieve the burden on medical staff and the healthcare system. (5) Conclusions: Polish patients participating in the study have a positive attitude towards the implementation of vaccination services in community pharmacies as an effective way of combating infectious diseases.

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  • Anna Kowalczuk & Alexandre Wong & Kevin Chung & Urszula Religioni & Dariusz Świetlik & Katarzyna Plagens-Rotman & Jameason D. Cameron & Agnieszka Neumann-Podczaska & Katarina Fehir Šola & Justyna Kazm, 2022. "Patient Perceptions on Receiving Vaccination Services through Community Pharmacies," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(5), pages 1-8, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:5:p:2538-:d:755819
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