Original Research Article
Year: 2021 | Month: March | Volume: 11 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 149-155
A Study to Evaluate the Pharmaceutical Services to Decode the Myths Related to Non-Pharmacological Care
Nypunya K.1, Sandhrima Sudhakaran2, Ateendra Jha3, Shabaraya A. R.4
1-4Department of Pharmacy Practice, Srinivas College of Pharmacy, Valachil, Mangalore
Corresponding Author: Nypunya K.
ABSTRACT
As per WHO, Health is a condition of complete physical, mental and social prosperity and not simply the non-attendance of disease or sickness. Well-being related misconceptions are normal and emerge for an assortment of reason. With regards to wellbeing it’s ideal to depend on the data dependent on realities. Treatment turns out to be more troublesome if misconception conquer the remedial directions, which eventually prompts decay of the medical care administrations.
The main objective of the study was to find out the attitude of the general community on myths of health care management and lifestyle, to give pharmaceutical counseling to clear myths, and to re-access the attitude of community on their past myths.
A survey-based interventional study on 200 study subjects in the Mangalore region for a duration of 6 months was conducted as per the Ethics Committee of Srinivas Institute Of Medical Science and Research Centre. The study populations included in the study were adults above 18 years of age, who can understand English/Malayalam. Data were analyzed with the help of excel 17 and SPSS 20.
In our study survey was conducted out on 200 subjects of the Mangalore region. And from a total of 200 subjects, it was observed that 92(46%) subjects were male and 108(54%) were female. The subjects in the present study were not aware or don’t have adequate knowledge regarding the myths and facts related to health care and lifestyle. The study found that 71-80% of subjects were following the myths and was not aware of the fact. And after giving the counseling the study exhibited that majority of our subjects started to unfollow the misconceptions.
Our study highlights the role of the pharmacist to rule out the myths regarding lifestyle by giving counseling to the community and after reassessing, we could find a change in people's attitudes towards the myths. Through our counseling, we are able to bring awareness among common people about lifestyle management so we are able to prevent the risk that may occur due to misconceptions among common people. Thus this study analyzes the effectiveness of clinical pharmacists in giving the perception regarding myths and can decrease the burden of the other health care professionals.
Thus this study analyzes the effectiveness of clinical pharmacist in giving the perception regarding myths and can decrease the burden of the other health care professionals.