Adaptation and validation of a questionnaire assessing patient satisfaction with pharmacy services in general hospitals.

Objective: The aim of this study was to cross-culturally adapt the Armando Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire into Arabic and validate its use in the general population.

Methods: The translation was conducted based on the principles of the most widely used model in questionnaire translation, namely Brisling's back-translation model. A written authorization allowing translation into Arabic was obtained from the original author.

Impact of pharmacist interventions on patients' adherence to antidepressants and patient-reported outcomes: a systematic review.

Background: Pharmacist intervention in improving patient adherence to antidepressants is coupled with better outcomes.

Aims: The aim of this investigation was to systematically examine the published literature to explore different types of pharmacist interventions used for enhancing patient adherence to antidepressant medications. Three specific questions guided the review: what is the impact of pharmacist interventions on adherence to antidepressant medication? What is the impact of pharmacist interventions on patient-reported outcomes and patient satisfactions? What are the types of interventions used by pharmacists to enhance patients' adherence to antidepressants?

Search Strategies: A systematic review of the literature was conducted during August-November 2010 using PubMed, BIOSIS Previews(®) Web of Science, ScienceDirect, the Cochrane Library, PsycINFO(®), IngentaConnect™, Cambridge Journals Online, and Medscape databases.