Pilot and quantitative evaluation of the TARGET acne toolkit by UK pharmacy professionals working in general practice
Background Acne vulgaris (acne) is a common skin condition sometimes needing topical or oral antibiotic treatment. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians (together known as pharmacy professionals) working in general practice are well placed to ensure their appropriate use.Objectives The objectives of...
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| author | Diane Ashiru-Oredope Tracey Thornley Claire Anderson Donna M Lecky Kimberley Sonnex Matthew Boyd Naomi Fleming Alishah Lakha Indira Pillay Shazia Patel |
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| description | Background Acne vulgaris (acne) is a common skin condition sometimes needing topical or oral antibiotic treatment. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians (together known as pharmacy professionals) working in general practice are well placed to ensure their appropriate use.Objectives The objectives of this study are to pilot an evidence-based intervention (‘How to…’ tool) to review treatments in the management of acne and evaluate the capability, opportunity, motivation and behaviour (COM-B) of pharmacy professionals working in general practice before and after the use of this tool.Design, setting and participants A quantitative electronic survey was developed asking UK-based pharmacy professionals working in general practice to rate their agreement with 21 predefined statements related to the COM-B model.Intervention Participants were sent an initial survey, given time to access and use the ‘How to…’ acne resources and then sent a follow-up survey 2 weeks later.Outcome measures Primary outcome was change in 5-point Likert scale responses to statements on capability, opportunity and motivation in the management of acne. Secondary outcome was the perceived usefulness of the toolkit.Results 141 pharmacy professionals completed the initial survey; 19 completed the follow-up survey. Significant improvement in the 5-point Likert scale means that responses were observed after implementation of the acne ‘How to’ resource; capability 3.68 (SD 0.40) versus 4.11 (SD 0.29), t(189) =−5.10, p <0.001; opportunity 3.85 (SD 0.24) versus 4.07 (SD 0.29), t(94)=−2.50, p=0.007 and motivation 4.35 (SD 0.47) versus 4.51 (SD 0.32), t(113)=-2.51, p=0.007. The ‘How to’ resources were rated as being useful (4.06, SD 0.12) and supportive (4.08, SD 0.18) to help pharmacy professionals in all areas of managing acne.Conclusion The acne ‘How to’ resources are useful to pharmacy professionals in managing acne in general practice and may improve their capability. Further work is needed with greater numbers of participants to demonstrate generalisability of this outcome. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-aa1eb545a0d14f7ba3150649b9a48ffc2025-08-20T02:48:13ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552024-07-0114710.1136/bmjopen-2023-081641Pilot and quantitative evaluation of the TARGET acne toolkit by UK pharmacy professionals working in general practiceDiane Ashiru-Oredope0Tracey Thornley1Claire Anderson2Donna M Lecky3Kimberley Sonnex4Matthew Boyd5Naomi Fleming6Alishah Lakha7Indira Pillay8Shazia Patel92 UK Health Security Agency, London, UK1 School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UKSchool of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK2 UK Health Security Agency, London, UK1 School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK1 School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK3 NHS England, London, UK3 NHS England, London, UK3 NHS England, London, UK4 Derbyshire Integrated Care Board, Derby, UKBackground Acne vulgaris (acne) is a common skin condition sometimes needing topical or oral antibiotic treatment. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians (together known as pharmacy professionals) working in general practice are well placed to ensure their appropriate use.Objectives The objectives of this study are to pilot an evidence-based intervention (‘How to…’ tool) to review treatments in the management of acne and evaluate the capability, opportunity, motivation and behaviour (COM-B) of pharmacy professionals working in general practice before and after the use of this tool.Design, setting and participants A quantitative electronic survey was developed asking UK-based pharmacy professionals working in general practice to rate their agreement with 21 predefined statements related to the COM-B model.Intervention Participants were sent an initial survey, given time to access and use the ‘How to…’ acne resources and then sent a follow-up survey 2 weeks later.Outcome measures Primary outcome was change in 5-point Likert scale responses to statements on capability, opportunity and motivation in the management of acne. Secondary outcome was the perceived usefulness of the toolkit.Results 141 pharmacy professionals completed the initial survey; 19 completed the follow-up survey. Significant improvement in the 5-point Likert scale means that responses were observed after implementation of the acne ‘How to’ resource; capability 3.68 (SD 0.40) versus 4.11 (SD 0.29), t(189) =−5.10, p <0.001; opportunity 3.85 (SD 0.24) versus 4.07 (SD 0.29), t(94)=−2.50, p=0.007 and motivation 4.35 (SD 0.47) versus 4.51 (SD 0.32), t(113)=-2.51, p=0.007. The ‘How to’ resources were rated as being useful (4.06, SD 0.12) and supportive (4.08, SD 0.18) to help pharmacy professionals in all areas of managing acne.Conclusion The acne ‘How to’ resources are useful to pharmacy professionals in managing acne in general practice and may improve their capability. Further work is needed with greater numbers of participants to demonstrate generalisability of this outcome.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/7/e081641.full |
| spellingShingle | Diane Ashiru-Oredope Tracey Thornley Claire Anderson Donna M Lecky Kimberley Sonnex Matthew Boyd Naomi Fleming Alishah Lakha Indira Pillay Shazia Patel Pilot and quantitative evaluation of the TARGET acne toolkit by UK pharmacy professionals working in general practice BMJ Open |
| title | Pilot and quantitative evaluation of the TARGET acne toolkit by UK pharmacy professionals working in general practice |
| title_full | Pilot and quantitative evaluation of the TARGET acne toolkit by UK pharmacy professionals working in general practice |
| title_fullStr | Pilot and quantitative evaluation of the TARGET acne toolkit by UK pharmacy professionals working in general practice |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pilot and quantitative evaluation of the TARGET acne toolkit by UK pharmacy professionals working in general practice |
| title_short | Pilot and quantitative evaluation of the TARGET acne toolkit by UK pharmacy professionals working in general practice |
| title_sort | pilot and quantitative evaluation of the target acne toolkit by uk pharmacy professionals working in general practice |
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