Burnand, Alice;
Woodward, Abi;
Kantilal, Kumud;
Bhanu, Cini;
Jani, Yogini;
Orlu, Mine;
Rait, Greta;
... Davies, Nathan; + view all
(2025)
Providing inclusive care and empowering people with dementia as a clinical pharmacist: a qualitative study of clinical pharmacist’s experiences.
Aging & Mental Health
, 29
(8)
pp. 1407-1413.
10.1080/13607863.2025.2481970.
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Abstract
Objectives: Dementia is a growing global health concern, significantly impacting primary care settings, where the majority of care for people with dementia is provided. Underserved and vulnerable groups, who often face disparities in access to care are at greater risk of this strain. Clinical pharmacists are well-positioned to provide care but their potential contribution to enhancing person-centred and inclusive care for people with dementia is largely unexplored. The aims are to explore the views and experiences of primary care based clinical pharmacists in providing inclusive care to people with dementia in the community. // Method: We conducted 13 semi-structured interviews with primary care clinical pharmacists in England in 2023–2024, which were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. // Results: Two overarching themes were developed from the interviews: 1) involving patients in decision-making, ensuring person-centered care and 2) the prevalence of health inequalities and the impact on patient care. // Conclusion: Taking a personalised and person-centred approach clinical pharmacists can engage with patients and carers in decision-making. This can empower people, particularly those from minoritised or disadvantaged groups, to take an active role in their care. This may help with medication adherence but also build trust, potentially leading to better quality and more equitable care. Personalised care should consider cultural beliefs and preferences to reduce misunderstandings or stigma and improve the overall experience for individuals, helping to reduce disparities.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Providing inclusive care and empowering people with dementia as a clinical pharmacist: a qualitative study of clinical pharmacist’s experiences |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13607863.2025.2481970 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2025.2481970 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent. |
| Keywords: | Clinical pharmacists; dementia; family carers; primary care; person-centred care |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy > Pharmaceutics UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy > Practice and Policy UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Primary Care and Population Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10210594 |
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