Community Pharmacists' Opinions on Nutritional Counseling for Oral Nutritional Supplements: An Exploratory Qualitative Study

Exploring Community Pharmacists' Role in Nutritional Counseling for Oral Nutritional Supplements

Authors

  • Amal Dhawi Alotaibi
  • Bandar Abdullah Alshehri
  • Fahad Ghannam Almutairi
  • Randa Alotaibi
  • Modhi Abdulmohsen Al Baz

Keywords:

community pharmacists, nutritional counseling, oral nutritional supplements, malnutrition, elderly, community pharmacies, plans, prevalence, patients, interviews

Abstract

The effects of malnutrition on the body are more severe in the elderly. Malnourished peoplemay benefit greatly from the use of oral nutritional supplements (ONS). Community pharmacies oftenstock many ONS, giving pharmacists more options when developing plans to curb the prevalenceof and keep an eye on patients' malnutrition. The researchers set out to learn how communitypharmacists deal with counseling and following up with ONS users. Interviews were conducted with16 pharmacists representing 19 community pharmacies.

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Published

2023-04-08

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“Community Pharmacists’ Opinions on Nutritional Counseling for Oral Nutritional Supplements: An Exploratory Qualitative Study: Exploring Community Pharmacists’ Role in Nutritional Counseling for Oral Nutritional Supplements”, JASRAE, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 90–95, Apr. 2023, Accessed: Sep. 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/14347

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Vol. 20 No. 2 (2023): Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education (JASRAE)

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How to Cite

[1]
“Community Pharmacists’ Opinions on Nutritional Counseling for Oral Nutritional Supplements: An Exploratory Qualitative Study: Exploring Community Pharmacists’ Role in Nutritional Counseling for Oral Nutritional Supplements”, JASRAE, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 90–95, Apr. 2023, Accessed: Sep. 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/14347