Collaborative attitudes between pharmacists and physicians in Brazil

Abstract Pharmacist-physician collaboration is a strategy for optimizing patient care and improving health outcomes. Nevertheless, there is a lack of information in Brazil about collaborative practices among these professionals. The aim of this study was to measure collaborative attitude of pharmacists and physicians who were working together in a teaching hospital. A cross-sectional study was conducted from June 2018 to January 2019 with pharmacists and physicians working in a teaching hospital in Northeastern Brazil. These professionals were invited to provide responses to the Brazilian version of the “Scale of Attitudes Towards Pharmacist-Physician Collaboration” (SATP2C); their scores ranged between 16 and 64 points. The software Epi Info TM (version 3.5.4) was used for data analysis, and data were expressed in means. Forty-four professionals participated in this study. The mean age was 33.5 (DP = 7.1) years. More than half of participants were male (n = 25, 56.8%). The means from the SATP2C for pharmacists and physicians were 54.20 and 50.91, respectively, indicating good collaborative attitudes. There was no statistical difference between the mean scores of pharmacists and physicians. Participants showed a predisposition for collaborative teamwork. Future studies should focus on understanding the process by which collaboration translates into clinical practice.

摘要 药师与医师协作是优化患者照护、改善健康结局的有效策略。然而，巴西目前尚无关于该两类专业人员协作实践的相关研究数据。本研究旨在评估巴西东北部某教学医院在职药师与医师的协作态度。研究于2018年6月至2019年1月开展横断面调查，研究对象为该教学医院的药师与医师。邀请受试者填写巴西本土化版《药师-医师协作态度量表》（Scale of Attitudes Towards Pharmacist-Physician Collaboration, SATP2C），该量表得分区间为16~64分。数据分析采用Epi Info TM（版本3.5.4）软件，结果以均值表示。本研究共纳入44名受试者，平均年龄为33.5岁（DP=7.1）；超半数受试者为男性（n=25，占比56.8%）。药师与医师的SATP2C平均得分分别为54.20与50.91，提示两类人员均具备良好的协作态度，且二者平均得分无统计学差异。受试者整体呈现出协作式团队工作的倾向。未来研究应聚焦于阐明协作模式向临床实践转化的具体过程。