Browsing by Author "Stewart, Derek"
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Attitudes and beliefs regarding the use of herbs and supplementary medications with COVID-19: A systematic review
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Background and aimThere is growing interest in using herbs and supplementary medications to treat and/or prevent COVID-19, evidenced by multiple reports exploring their effectiveness and safety. From a health psychology ... -
Characteristics of drug-related problems and pharmacist’s interventions in hospitalized patients in Thailand: a prospective observational study
( Nature Portfolio , 2022 , Article)Drug-related problems (DRPs) are a major health concern. A better understanding of the characteristics of DRPs throughout the hospital stay may help to tailor pharmaceutical care services (PCS). This study aims to describe ... -
Clinical benefits and costs of an outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy service
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)BackgroundThe enrolment of patients to an outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) service can be a means of mitigating financial burdens related to the provision of care and optimisation of hospital bed management. ... -
Community pharmacists' participation in adult vaccination: A cross-sectional survey based on the theoretical domains framework
( Wiley-Blackwell , 2022 , Article)Objectives: This study aims to assess Qatar community pharmacists' practices in advocating and promoting adult vaccination and to characterize and quantify potential determinants of participation in adult vaccination as ... -
A cross-sectional survey of the perspectives of older people in the Scottish Highlands on the management of their chronic pain.
( Oxford University Press , 2020 , Article)Although there is evidence of suboptimal outcomes in older people with chronic pain, little emphasis has been placed on those in remote and rural settings. To describe the perspectives of older people in the Scottish ... -
Facilitators and barriers for performing comprehensive medication reviews and follow-up by multiprofessional teams in older hospitalised patients.
( Springer Nature , 2020 , Article)There is a lack of knowledge about factors that influence the performance of comprehensive medication reviews (CMRs) by multiprofessional teams in hospital practice. This study aimed to explore the facilitators and barriers ... -
Factors that influence patient and public adverse drug reaction reporting: a systematic review using the theoretical domains framework
(2023 , Article)Background: Only 5–10% of all adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are reported. Mechanisms to support patient and public reporting offer numerous advantages to health care systems including increasing reporting rate. Theory-informed ... -
Herbal Medicinal Product Use During Pregnancy and the Postnatal Period: A Systematic Review.
( Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins , 2019 , Article Review)To report the incidence and nature of herbal medicinal products' adverse events and herb-drug interactions used by some pregnant and postnatal women. The Allied and Complementary Medicine Database, the Cumulative Index to ... -
Human Factors approaches to evaluating outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy services: A systematic review.
( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)The expansion in terms of available treatment options and models of care has led to a growing global momentum for outpatient antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) services. A systematic review was undertaken to explore Human Factors ... -
Implementation models: applicability across research, implementation, culture and context
( University of Adelaide, Joanna Briggs Institute , 2020 , Article)The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Model for Evidencebased Healthcare is a whole-of-health model that brings together healthcare needs, research generation, synthesis, transfer and implementation while accounting ... -
Improving the quality of publications in and advancing the paradigms of clinical and social pharmacy practice research: The Granada Statements
( European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) , 2023 , Article)Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences embrace a series of different disciplines. Pharmacy practice has been defined as € the scientific discipline that studies the different aspects of the practice of pharmacy and its impact ... -
Improving the quality of publications in and advancing the paradigms of clinical and social pharmacy practice research: The Granada Statements
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences embrace a series of different disciplines. Pharmacy practice has been defined as “the scientific discipline that studies the different aspects of the practice of pharmacy and its impact ... -
Incidence of co-trimoxazole-induced hyperkalemia in a tertiary care hospital
( Dovepress , 2021 , Article)Background: Co-trimoxazole is a broad-spectrum antibiotic associated with hyperkalemia. Objective: To determine the incidence of hyperkalemia and its risk factors in patients receiving co-trimoxazole. Materials and Methods: ... -
Interprofessional Interventions Involving Pharmacists and Targeting the Medicines Management Process Provided to Older People Residing in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials
( Springer , 2022 , Article)Background: Nursing home residents are often prescribed multiple medications, which increases their susceptibility to drug-related problems. The medicines management process involves multiple stages, for example, assessing, ... -
Learning needs assessments in continuing professional development: A scoping review
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2022 , Article)Background: A rigorous learning needs assessment (LNA) is a crucial initial step in the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) process. This scoping review aimed to collate, summarize, and categorize the reported LNA ... -
Maternal and perinatal outcomes and pharmacological management of Covid-19 infection in pregnancy: a systematic review protocol
( BMC , 2020 , Article)Over 4.2 million confirmed cases and more than 285,000 deaths, COVID-19 pandemic continues to harm significant number of people worldwide. Several studies have reported the impact of COVID-19 in general population; however, ... -
Mixed-methods approach to determine adherence, knowledge and behavioral determinants associated with medication wastage.
( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)While literature quantifying medication wastage and assessing public's knowledge and practices about medication disposal is substantial, less attention is given to the public's knowledge and behavior pertaining to medication ... -
A modified-Delphi study of a framework to support the potential implementation of pharmacist prescribing.
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)There is an extensive evidence base of the effectiveness and safety of pharmacist prescribing around the globe. There is therefore potential to develop a framework to support the implementation in Qatar to achieve the ... -
Patients' experiences of medicines on initiation of antineoplastic agents for the treatment of colorectal cancer: A qualitative study
( BMJ Publishing Group , 2021 , Article)Objective To explore the patients' experiences on initiation of treatment with antineoplastic medicines for colorectal cancer. Design A qualitative study using semistructured, face-to-face interviews based on the adapted ... -
Patients' lived experiences with antineoplastic medicines for the management of malignant solid tumours: A systematic review.
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Antineoplastic medicines affect the patients' physical and psychosocial well-being posing challenges for patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals. However, little is known about the patients' lived experience with ...
