Table 3 Respondents’ attitudes toward pharmaceutical care
Item | Strongly agree (%) | Agree (%) | Neutral (%) | Disagree (%) | Strongly disagree (%) | p-value | Effect size (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Before | After | Before | After | Before | After | Before | After | Before | After | |||
[1] All pharmacists should perform PC. | 172 (28.6) | 258 (42.9) | 263 (43.7) | 314 (52.2) | 111 (18.4) | 16 (2.7) | 48 (8.0) | 12 (2.0) | 8 (1.3) | 2 (0.3) | .03* | 22.8 |
[2] The primary responsibility of pharmacists in healthcare settings is to prevent and solve medication-related problems. | 241 (40.0) | 417 (69.3) | 331 (55.0) | 171 (28.4) | 19 (3.2) | 11 (1.8) | 9 (1.5) | 3 (0.5) | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0) | .03* | 2.7 |
[3] Pharmacists’ primary responsibility is to practice PC. | 402 (66.8) | 528 (87.7) | 111 (18.4) | 64 (10.6) | 46 (7.6) | 5 (0.8) | 35 (5.8) | 4 (0.7) | 8 (1.3) | 1 (0.2) | .04* | 13.1 |
[4] Undergraduate students majoring in clinical pharmacy are competent to perform PC during their clerkship. | 104 (17.3) | 358 (59.5) | 337 (56.0) | 148 (24.6) | 139 (23.1) | 51 (8.5) | 21 (3.5) | 33 (5.5) | 1 (0.2) | 12 (2.0) | .03* | 10.8 |
[5] Providing PC is valuable. | 497 (82.6) | 531 (88.2) | 63 (10.5) | 66 (11.0) | 39 (6.5) | 5 (0.8) | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | .32 | 6.1 |
[6] Providing PC takes too much time and effort. [R] | 24 (4.0) | 0 (0) | 45 (7.5) | 3 (0.5) | 74 (12.3) | 4 (0.7) | 172 (28.6) | 225 (37.4) | 287 (47.7) | 370 (61.5) | .03* | 22.6 |
[7] I would like to perform PC as a clinical pharmacist. | 423 (70.3) | 469 (77.9) | 155 (25.8) | 124 (20.6) | 23 (3.8) | 9 (2.0) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | .43 | 2.4 |
[8] Providing PC during my clerkship is professionally rewarding. | 410 (68.1) | 531 (88.2) | 159 (26.4) | 56 (9.3) | 29 (4.8) | 12 (2.0) | 3 (0.5) | 3 (0.5) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | .08 | 3 |
[9] PC is the right direction for my career. | 184 (30.6) | 305 (50.7) | 213 (35.4) | 141 (23.4) | 140 (23.3) | 67 (11.1) | 53 (8.8) | 82 (13.6) | 12 (2.0) | 7 (1.2) | .06 | 8.1 |
[10] Providing PC would benefit pharmacists. | 376 (62.5) | 463 (76.9) | 122 (20.3) | 101 (16.8) | 86 (14.3) | 30 (5.0) | 18 (3.0) | 8 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | .05* | 10.9 |
[11] Providing PC will improve patient health. | 439 (72.9) | 524 (87.0) | 140 (23.3) | 74 (12.3) | 19 (3.2) | 3 (0.5) | 3 (0.5) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | .15 | 0.7 |
[12] Practicing PC will benefit my professional pharmacy career as a clinical pharmacist. | 582 (96.7) | 597 (99.2) | 8 (1.3) | 4 (0.7) | 12 (2.0) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | .63 | 1.9 |
[13] Providing PC is not worth the additional workload that it places on the pharmacist. [R] | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.3) | 15 (2.5) | 12 (2.0) | 63 (10.5) | 35 (5.8) | 521 (86.5) | 553 (91.9) | .56 | −0.2 |
[14] I feel proud to be a clinical pharmacist. | 355 (59.0) | 402 (66.8) | 134 (22.3) | 130 (21.6) | 87 (14.5) | 58 (9.6) | 26 (4.3) | 12 (2.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | .25 | 7.1 |