American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
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Am J Health Syst Pharm · Jun 2003
Comparative Study Clinical TrialSafety of enteral naloxone and i.v. neostigmine when used to relieve constipation.
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Am J Health Syst Pharm · Jun 2003
Role of pharmacy experience and argument types in forming beliefs about pharmacist trustworthiness.
The role of pharmacy experience and argument types in forming beliefs about pharmacist trustworthiness was studied. Study participants were recruited from three primary care clinics. They were provided a pharmacy scenario that contained information that could be used to form causal and authoritative arguments. ⋯ Results of t tests revealed that belief strength was similar among subjects using more causal than authoritative arguments to form beliefs and in those using fewer causal arguments (t = 1.35, p = 0.179), but belief tenacity differed significantly between the groups (t = -2.303, p = 0.023). The role of external sources in influencing the formation of beliefs about trustworthiness of a pharmacist may be limited as a patient gains pharmacy experience, as experience is based on causal associations. Moreover, causal arguments are correlated with belief tenacity.