@article{Eze_Tugbobo_Iheanacho_2021, title={RESEARCH ARTICLE: Pharmacy students’ perceptions of collaborations, barriers, and attitude towards patient-centred care in persons with mental disorder in south-west Nigeria}, volume={21}, url={https://pharmacyeducation.fip.org/pharmacyeducation/article/view/1350}, DOI={10.46542/pe.2021.211.723730}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Patient-centred care is critical for enhanced management of mental disorders, this proves the need for an adequate understanding of students’ attitudes and view about it.</p> <p><strong>Aim: </strong>The study assessed pharmacy students’ perceptions of collaborations, barriers, and attitudes towards patient-centred care in persons with mental disorders.<strong>  </strong></p> <p><strong>Methods: </strong>Cross-sectional study was conducted among 87 final year pharmacy students. Descriptive analysis was performed using SPSS version 15.0. Average scores of more than 3.50 were considered positive.<strong>  </strong></p> <p><strong>Results: </strong>Eighty students participated in the study, indicating 94.1% response rate. Lack of access to patients, 47 (58.8%) was mostly perceived to affect patient-centred care to mentally ill patients. Few, 14 (17.5%) experienced full cooperation from other health professionals. Average mean scores of 3.82 ± 0.89 and 4.44 ± 0.731 were observed for students’ attitudes and perceptions of the pharmacist-patient relationship respectively during consultations. </p> <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Lack of access to patients, low collaborations from other healthcare personnel, positive attitude towards mental illness, and positive perception of pharmacist-patient relationship were observed.</p>}, journal={Pharmacy Education}, author={Eze, Uchenna I.H and Tugbobo, Adepeju Oluwaseyi and Iheanacho, Chinonyerem Ogadi}, year={2021}, month={Nov.}, pages={p. 723–730} }