[Role of Pharmacists in Child Home Care-From Interviews with Parents Caring for Children Receiving Medical Treatment at Home]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2019 May;46(Suppl 1):87-89.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Although an increasing number of children are receiving medical care at home, visiting pharmacists remain less involved in such care. As parents are rarely informed regarding home visit interventions for pharmaceutical management, they must contend with trial and error in managing problems related to their children's medications. Through interviews with 15parents, this study examined the medication and pharmacist needs of parents caring for children receiving medical treatment at home. The results showed that home visit interventions for pharmaceutical management should deal with the manner of managing medication, delivery of drugs to children at home, and provision of information on combinations of certain drugs. This study further suggests that in responding to this call from parents, pharmacists should provide parents with information, such as on consultations and the utilization of institutions, or establish ways of supporting parents and children in the community through cooperation with hospitals and pharmacies.

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Home Care Services*
  • House Calls
  • Humans
  • Parents
  • Pharmacies*
  • Pharmacists