Kompetencije i stavovi ljekarnika u savjetovanju o dojenju i dojenačkoj prehrani

master's thesis

• Title (english): Competencies and attitudes of pharmacists in counseling about breastfeeding and infant nutrition
• Author: Marija Alvir
• Mentor: Živka Juričić (mentor)
• Committee member: Živka Juričić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Dubravka Vitali Čepo (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Renata Jurišić Grubešić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2020-09-29, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Pharmacy; Pharmacy

Abstract

Dojenje je prirodan način prehrane koji se temelji na hranjenju djeteta mlijekom koje majka stvara u svojim grudima u prirodnom procesu koji se naziva laktacija. Dojenje ima brojne prednosti za majku, dijete, ali i društvo općenito te se iz tog razloga smatra najboljim načinom prehrane. Unatoč znanstveno dokazanim činjenicama koje govore tomu u prilog, stopa dojenja danas je još uvijek dosta niska, a neki od razloga su manjak podrške dojiljama te prevelik marketing dojenačkih formula koje se predstavljaju kao potpuno usporedive s majčinim mlijekom. Upravo iz tog razloga, na zdravstvenim djelatnicima je da osvijeste populaciju o svim benefitima koje dojenje ima pred umjetnom prehranom. U tom zadatku sve vaţnija postaje uloga ljekarnika, budući da su ljekarne mjesta pruţanja zdravstvene skrbi koja su posvuda dostupna, a ljekarnici su samim time najdostupniji zdravstveni djelatnici kojima se pacijenti najčešće i obraćaju ako imaju neki problem. TakoĎer, oni su ti koji vrlo često dolaze u kontakt s budućim i trenutnim dojiljama pa se samim time mogu aktivno, svojim znanjem i podrškom, uključiti u programe koji promiču dojenje. Cilj ovog istraţivanja bio je utvrditi kakvi su stavovi ljekarnika na području Republike Hrvatske kad je u pitanju dojenje te u kojoj mjeri su oni danas uključeni u promocije ovog tipa. TakoĎer, pokušali smo iznaći načine koji bi se mogli implementirati u ljekarničku praksu, s ciljem osvještavanja ove uloge meĎu ljekarnicima te utvrditi koliko su ljekarnici otvoreni unaprjeĎenju ove uloge u budućnosti. Istraţivanje je provedeno online anonimnim anketiranjem, a pristupilo mu je 77 ljekarnika iz raznih krajeva Republike Hrvatske. Konačni rezultati ukazali su na relativno pozitivan stav ispitanika o dojenju, visoku razinu sigurnosti i kompetencije pri savjetovanju o dojenju, ali značajan nedostatak konkretnih akcija s ciljem promicanja dojenja u praksi uz popriličnu otvorenost za daljnje unaprjeĎenje spomenute uloge.

Abstract (english)

Breastfeeding or nursing, is a natural nourishment based on feeding a baby with a milk produced by mother's breast through natural process called lactation. Nursing has numerous advantages for the mother and the baby, but also for the society in general, thus it is perceived as the best diet. Although there are several scientific facts that verify this, the rate of breastfeeding nowadays is still low due to the lack of support for lactating women and high advertisement for baby formula, that are believed to be as effective as breast milk. Hence, the medical representatives need to reach out to the population to teach them about the benefits of the breastfeeding. Since the pharmacies are common places that provide health care everywhere, a pharmacist has a big role in this task, being the medical representative most available for any consultation with a patient. Also, they are in everyday contact with pregnant or lactating women, thus can use their knowledge to support and promote nursing through various programmes. The aim of this research was to establish the attitude and common opinion among pharmacists in the Republic of Croatia and to get the average number of those who are involved in these programmes. Also, there was an intent to find a way to implement it in pharmacy practice to enhance this role among pharmacists but also to establish the number of pharmacists who are opened to improve this role in the future. The research was conducted online via anonymous surveys done by 77 pharmacists throughout Croatia. The final results showed relatively positive attitude about breastfeeding, high level of self-assurance and knowledge when giving advice, but also a significant lack of concrete actions regarding the aim of promoting breastfeeding in practice aside to being rather open-minded to the promotion of the previous mentioned role in future.

• Keywords: dojenje; dojenačka prehrana; dojilje; stavovi ljekarnika; kompetencije ljekarnika
• Keywords (english): breastfeeding; infant nutrition; breastfeeding women; pharmacists' attitudes; pharmacists' competences
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:163:346097
• Study programme: Title: Pharmacy; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra farmacije (magistar/magistra farmacije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2021-11-16 16:10:35