Publications by authors named "Dalal M Al-Taweel"
Background The goal of evidence-based clinical practice has led to an increased interest in the development of tools to measure adherence to national guidelines in different diseases. This aids in detecting and measuring inappropriate prescribing to specific patient groups by using quality standards extracted from evidence-based guidelines, and ultimately provide the basis of consistent standardized prescribing. Objective To design and validate a medication assessment tool to assess prescribers' adherence to international guideline recommendations in the management of bipolar disorder (MATBD).
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- The study aimed to assess pharmacists' attitudes towards diabetes management, current pharmacy services offered to diabetic patients, and barriers to providing these services.
- A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 198 pharmacists in Kuwait, achieving an 84.4% response rate, revealing that while pharmacists held positive attitudes towards diabetes care, their service provision was limited, particularly in areas like hypoglycemia management.
- Key barriers included the perception of pharmacists as merely dispensers, which hinders their involvement in comprehensive diabetes care.
Background: Clinical guidelines derived from scientific evidence provide the basis of consistent standardized prescribing. Despite an alarming increase of diabetes in Kuwait, no studies related to the quality of prescribing in diabetes were found. Before pharmaceutical care can be implemented to improve the quality of care of patients with diabetes, it is important to determine whether prescribers are compliant with comprehensive international guidelines for cardioprevention and glycaemic control.
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