Using the Simulated Patient Method to Evaluate the Community Pharmacy Management of Childhood Diarrhoea: A Systematic Review
Penulis/Author
Hananditia Rachma Pramestutie (1); Prof. Dr. Susi Ari Kristina, S.Farm., M.Kes., Apt. (2); dr. M. Lutfan Lazuardi, M.Kes., Ph.D. (3); apt. Anna Wahyuni Widayanti, M.P.H., Ph.D (4)
Tanggal/Date
30 2023
Kata Kunci/Keyword
Abstrak/Abstract
The simulated patient method has been widely used to assess community pharmacy
practice in the management of childhood diarrhoea. In such a process, a community pharmacist
is required to explore a patient’s history, choose the right medication and provide drug-related
information. The aim of this review was to evaluate the aforementioned practice. A comprehensive
literature search was carried out over Sage Journal, PubMed, ScienceDirect and Google Scholar,
and the analysis was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic
Reviews and Meta-Analyses. Eligible articles were those published from 2011 to 2021 and original
studies that used the simulated patient method to examine the pharmaceutical services provided
by pharmacists in relation to childhood diarrhoea. The eight studies that satisfied the eligibility
criteria were reviewed. These investigations were undertaken in Brazil, Nigeria, Turkey, Ethiopia
and Pakistan. Five of the studies focused on history taking with regard to the characteristics of
diarrhoea and revealed that the evaluated pharmacists asked about patient histories. In terms of
therapy, three studies indicated that the evaluated pharmacists recommended the administration
of oral rehydration salts. Pharmacies should improve their history-taking process, provide drugrelated information and recommend therapies to increase the knowledge of simulated patients
about diarrhoea treatment in children.
