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    Rural Pharmacy not delivering on its health promotion potential

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    Authors
    Sunderland, Bruce
    Burrows, Suzanne
    Joyce, Andrew
    McManus, Alexandra
    Maycock, Bruce
    Date
    2006
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Sunderland, Bruce and Burrows, Suzanne and Joyce, Andrew and McManus, Alexandra and Maycock, Bruce. 2006. Rural Pharmacy not delivering on its health promotion potential. Australian Journal of Rural Health. 14 (3): 116-119.
    Source Title
    Australian Journal of Rural Health
    DOI
    10.1111/j.1440-1584.2006.00774.x
    Faculty
    School of Public Health
    Division of Health Sciences
    School of Pharmacy
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    http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1584.2006.00774.x

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5084
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Objective: To investigate the level and perceived quality of health promotion advice received from rural pharmacists.Design: Self-administered written survey on access to and quality of pharmacy services in rural Western Australia completed by rural residents.Setting: Rural Pharmacy.Participants: Four hundred and eighty-three respondents who regularly used a pharmacy.Outcome measures: Items in the survey included frequency of receiving prevention advice and satisfaction ratings on health and pharmacy services.Results: Eighty-eight per cent of respondents had never discussed exercise or diet with their pharmacist and 65% had never discussed preventing health problems. Receiving good prevention advice predicted satisfaction with health services in general but not satisfaction with pharmacy services.Conclusion: Pharmacies are being underutilised with respect to their capacity to deliver heath prevention advice and ways to capitalise on this potential need to be investigated.

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