Research Article

Development of Key Performance Indicators for Capturing Impact of Pharmaceutical Care in Palestinian Integrative Healthcare Facilities: A Delphi Consensus Study

Table 2

Views and opinions of the panel members on the roles of pharmacists in caring for patients admitted to or visiting healthcare facilities that employ integrative medicine.

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1Pharmacists have the potential to play a crucial role in providing care services to patients who are admitted/visiting integrative healthcare facilities that provide CAM.00.036.04794.0

2Interventions of pharmacists can bring significant improvements in care services provided to patients who are admitted/visiting integrative healthcare facilities that provide CAM.00.0714.04386.0

3Interventions of pharmacists can bring a significant reduction in problems related to medications and CAM prescribed and/or used by patients who are admitted/visiting integrative healthcare facilities that provide CAM.24.036.04590.0

4Pharmacists should play an active role in designing the care plans for patients who are admitted/visiting integrative healthcare facilities that provide CAM.00.036.04794.0

5Pharmacists should take responsibility and review, evaluate, and when necessary should recommend changes to care plans designed for patients who are admitted/visiting integrative healthcare facilities that provide CAM.12.036.04692.0

6Currently, pharmacists are underemployed in providing care for patients who are admitted/visiting integrative healthcare facilities that provide CAM.918.01224.02958.0

7Interventions by pharmacists have the potential to improve knowledge of patients who are admitted/visiting integrative healthcare facilities that provide CAM with regard to the medications and CAM modalities prescribed to them.12.036.04692.0

8Pharmacists should assume an active role in educating patients who are admitted/visiting integrative healthcare facilities that provide CAM about their diseases, medications, and CAM use.12.024.04794.0

9Pharmacists should promote and ensure adherence to medication and CAM use among patients who are admitted/visiting integrative healthcare facilities that provide CAM.12.048.04590.0

10Interventions of pharmacists can promote adherence of patients who are admitted/visiting integrative healthcare facilities that provide CAM to using their medications and CAM modalities.24.036.04590.0

11Interventions of pharmacists can promote the quality of life of patients who are admitted/visiting integrative healthcare facilities that provide CAM.36.01020.03774.0

CAM: complementary and alternative medicine.