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Logistics performance: critical factors in the implementation of end-of-life management practices in the pharmaceutical care process

de Campos Elaine Aparecida Regiani, de Paula Istefani Carísio, Caten Carla ten, Tsagarakis Konstantinos, Ribeiro José Luis Duarte

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URI: http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/975A1C02-42A4-49A7-8B7D-4876C22E7BF0
Year 2023
Type of Item Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication
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Bibliographic Citation E. A. R. de Campos, I. C. de Paula, C. S. T. Caten, K. P. Tsagarakis and J. L. D. Ribeiro, “Logistics performance: critical factors in the implementation of end-of-life management practices in the pharmaceutical care process,” Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., vol. 30, no. 11, pp. 29206–29228, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.1007/s11356-022-24035-z. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-24035-z
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The management of healthcare waste and end-of-life medication coming from different sources are primary challenges faced by public health leaders. Several factors may be considered critical and inhibitive to reverse logistics within the context of waste management processes. If those factors are not addressed, they may become obstacles to reverse logistics implementation. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect that critical factors play in the adoption of end-of-life management practices for medication and its influence on logistics performance. Literature provided some critical factors: management factor, collaboration factor, information technology factor, infrastructure factor, politics factor, financial and economic factor, end-of-life management practices, and logistics performance factor. A sample of 67 professionals from the public pharmaceutical care process answered a structured questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed using partial least square-structural equation modeling. The theoretical structural test confirmed eleven out of the fifteen hypotheses considered. The results have indicated that end-of-life management practices exert a direct influence on logistics performance. The analysis confirmed a direct effect of the information technology factor on end-of-life management practices, but not a moderation effect. Findings have contributed to the literature by providing deeper insights into the relationship between end-of-life management practices for medicines and logistics performance. Moreover, it supports health managers’ decision-making in the pharmaceutical care process improvement and engagement with solid waste management policies.

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