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. 2024 Feb 15;14(2):e079820. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079820

Table 2.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria
Setting: Community pharmacy Non-community pharmacy setting
Design/study type: Empirical studies Design/study type: Literature reviews
Location: All regions
Publication date: 2005 onwards
Publication type:
Peer-reviewed journal papers
Reports on QI indicator development
Publication type:
Conference abstracts
Commentary, opinion pieces and editorials
Reviews
Focus of study:
  • Definitions and dimensions of quality in community pharmacy (including patient experience, environment and safety)

  • Development and assessment of quality indicators and standards for community pharmacy healthcare services

  • Patient satisfaction with community pharmacy healthcare services

  • Factors influencing quality of care in community pharmacy

Focus of study:
  • Advancing the scope of pharmacists and/or pharmacy technicians in practice

  • Integrating pharmacists or pharmacy technicians in other healthcare settings

  • Pilot community pharmacy interventions and services

  • Evaluations of individual services

  • Impact of training

  • Evaluations of pay-for-performance schemes

  • Assessing approaches to measure quality (eg, quality inspection reports, quality cards and administrative claims)