Comparison of viewpoints and awareness between patients with and without a "family pharmacy"

To evaluate differences in viewpoints and awareness between patients with and without a "family pharmacy", we performed a questionnaire survey. The questionnaire consisted of 21 questions including "I often read books and journals about health." and "Patients have the right of being informed of the medical treatment they receive". The degree of applicability was selected among 6 grades ("definitely inapplicable"-"definitely applicable"). The subjects were classified into 3 groups "without a family pharmacy", "with a regular pharmacy for each hospital/clinic" and "with a family pharmacy", and factor analysis was performed. As a result, 5 factors were extracted in each group. However, the order of the 2nd-4th factors differed among the 3 groups. Paying attention to these differences, we found that patients "with a family pharmacy" have resolved doubts about or dissatisfaction with medical care to some extent.