What question did this study set out to answer?

To assess the perceived role of community pharmacists within the healthcare continuum.

April 4, 2026Open Access

The perceived role of community pharmacists in the healthcare continuum—a scoping review protocol

Key Points

To assess the perceived role of community pharmacists within the healthcare continuum.
Conduct a scoping review following the JBI methodology.
Search databases including CINAHL, Embase, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science.
Screen titles, abstracts, and full texts for relevant studies with two independent reviewers extracting data.
Anticipated identification of key themes related to community pharmacists' roles.
Expected insights into gaps and areas for future research.

Abstract

The review will be undertaken in accordance with the JBI methodology for scoping reviews. CINAHL, Embase, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science are the databases that will be searched for peer reviewed journal articles. Titles, abstracts, and the full text of potential studies will be screened by one reviewer, with exclusions referred to a second reviewer for confirmation, and discrepancies resolved by consensus. Two independent reviewers will extract pertinent data for analysis.

The perceived role of community pharmacists in the healthcare continuum—a scoping review protocol

Key Points

Abstract

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