Exploring the pharmacist role in insomnia management and care provision: A scoping review.

Background: Insomnia is a highly burdensome sleep disorder, with a global prevalence of approximately 30% in adults. Insomnia has negative effects on daily functioning and can play a pivotal role in the development and progression of comorbid mental and physical disease. Therefore, appropriate and timely management is essential.

The Attitudes, Beliefs and Perspectives of Registered Nurses on Sleep Health Management in Residential Aged Care Facilities: A Qualitative Study.

Aim: To explore the attitudes, beliefs and perspectives of registered nurses (RNs) regarding sleep health and sleep health management of residents living in aged care settings in Australia.

Design: Qualitative inductive thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with RNs working in residential aged care facilities using a topic guide between August 2021 and April 2022.

Nurses' attitudes, beliefs and knowledge of sleep health in residential aged care: An integrative literature review.

Aim: To identify, synthesize and evaluate primary research on registered nurses' (RN) knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about sleep health and sleep health management of older adults living in residential aged care.

Design: Integrative review.

Data Sources: Medline, Embase and CINAHL databases from inception to September 2023.

Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Sleep Health Educational Module for Pharmacy Students.

Objective: Pharmacists need sleep health knowledge and management skills to deliver evidence-based treatments to patients with sleep disorders/disturbances. This study aimed to develop, implement, and evaluate a pedagogically informed, interactive sleep health educational module for pharmacy students.

Methods: An educational module utilizing a flipped classroom approach, with an interactive lecture, student self-reflection of sleep patterns, case discussions, and pharmacist-patient role-play scenarios, was designed and implemented.

Improving sleep health management in primary care: A potential role for community nurses?

Aims: To explore community nurses sleep health practices and their perspectives on improving sleep health care provision.

Design: An exploratory study utilizing the qualitative description methodology.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with community nurses from May 2019 - October 2021.

Australian Consultant Pharmacists' Potential Roles in Sleep Health Care: Exploring a New Avenue for Improving the Management of Insomnia.

Background: The first-line treatment for insomnia is cognitive-behavioral therapy. However, there is persistent use of pharmacotherapy, particularly, sedative-hypnotics. Consultant pharmacists can provide medication review services for people using multiple medications.

Sleep health management in community pharmacy: Where are we and where should we be heading?

Background: Poor sleep health is now recognised as a significant risk factor for chronic diseases and is associated with considerable comorbidity and mortality. Community pharmacists are primary care clinicians with an integral role in sleep health promotion and chronic sleep disorder management; however, it is unclear to what extent this is currently being undertaken or what the perspectives of Australian community pharmacists regarding their role in sleep health are.

Objectives: To explore community pharmacists' current sleep health practice and perspectives on the potential future of sleep health care in community pharmacy.

Pharmacists' awareness of COVID-19 and perceptions of their roles, barriers, and roles of policymakers: Exploring the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was declared in January 2020 as a public health emergency of international concern. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) suffered from several pandemics previously. Pharmacists have vital roles to play to prevent the spread of this virus.

The Syrian refugee crisis in Jordan: a cross sectional pharmacist-led study assessing post-traumatic stress disorder.

Background: The United Nations has declared the Syrian crisis as the worst humanitarian crisis of the twenty-first century. Pharmacists play a vital role in humanitarian aid and in delivering health advices for refugees. Many Syrian refugees are in need of psychosocial assessments.

Role of the pharmacist in improving inhaler technique and asthma management in rural areas in Jordan.

Introduction: Pharmacists can have a valuable role in educating patients on correct inhaler technique leading to improved asthma management. Rural areas can benefit from the role of the pharmacist considering the barriers found in attending primary health-care facilities.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the impact of inhaler technique education delivered by pharmacists on patients' inhaler technique, Asthma Control Test (ACT) score, forced expiratory volume in the first 1 second (FEV%), and reliever use (puffs/day).