Recognition of Community Pharmacists’ Behaviors Related to Information Sharing: A Cross-Sectional Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design, Setting, and Participants
2.2. Sample Size
2.3. Survey Contents
2.4. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Respondent Attributes
3.2. Differences between Patients and Pharmacists Regarding the Recognition of Pharmacists’ Behaviors Related to Information Sharing
3.3. Patients’ Recognition of Pharmacists’ Behaviors Related to Information Sharing and Its Association with Patients’ Trust in Community Pharmacists and Willingness to Self-Disclose
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristics | Values | |
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Age, years (median (IQR)) | 55.0 | (43.0–67.0) |
Gender (n, (%)) | ||
Male | 300 | (50.0) |
Female | 300 | (50.0) |
Number of medications (median (IQR)) | 3.0 | (2.0–5.0) |
Use of more than one pharmacy (n, (%)) | 132 | (22.0) |
An explanation was provided by the family pharmacist (n, (%)) | 463 | (77.2) |
Medical condition (n, (%)) | ||
Hypertension | 200 | (33.3) |
Dyslipidemia | 122 | (20.3) |
Psychiatric diseases | 105 | (17.5) |
Allergic disease | 95 | (15.8) |
Insomnia | 62 | (10.3) |
Trust in pharmacist (min 6–max 42, median (IQR)) | 28.0 | (24.0–31.0) |
Willingness to self-disclose (min 5–max 35, median (IQR)) | 20.0 | (15.0–24.0) |
Characteristics | Values | |
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Years of experience (median (IQR)) | 8 | (4–15) |
Gender (n, (%)) | ||
Male | 194 | (32.8) |
Female | 397 | (67.2) |
Certifications (n, (%)) | ||
One or more certifications | 488 | (82.2) |
Education system-qualified by the Japan Education Pharmacists Center | 479 | (81.0) |
Primary care-certified pharmacist | 1 | (0.2) |
Board-Certified Pharmacist in Home Care Pharmacy | 3 | (0.5) |
JPEC-Certified Pharmacist in Pediatric Pharmacotherapy | 2 | (0.3) |
Pharmacist certified in Chinese and other herbal medicines | 10 | (1.7) |
Certified Practical Training Supervisor Pharmacist | 56 | (9.5) |
Pharmacists’ Behaviors Related to Information Sharing a | Patients | Pharmacists | ||||||
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(n = 600) b | (n = 591) b | p Value c | Effect Size r | |||||
1 | Talk with patients about how to watch for medication side effects. | 4 | (3–5) | 6 | (5–6) | <0.001 | 0.53 | Large |
2 | Talk with patients even if the patients do not have any medication questions. | 5 | (4–5) | 6 | (5–6) | <0.001 | 0.41 | Medium |
3 | Talk with patients about whether it is OK to take their medications with over-the-counter products. | 4 | (3–5) | 6 | (5–6) | <0.001 | 0.53 | Large |
4 | Show an interest in working with patients to meet their healthcare needs. | 4 | (3–5) | 6 | (5–6) | <0.001 | 0.51 | Large |
5 | Communicate a desire to help patients manage their medications. | 4 | (3–5) | 5 | (5–6) | <0.001 | 0.53 | Large |
6 | Make sure that patients understand how to use their medications before they leave the pharmacy. | 4 | (4–5) | 6 | (5–6) | <0.001 | 0.48 | Medium |
7 | Communicate a desire to help patients with their medication concerns. | 4 | (3–5) | 6 | (5–6) | <0.001 | 0.59 | Large |
8 | Listen to patients when they have a medication question. | 5 | (4–6) | 7 | (6–7) | <0.001 | 0.64 | Large |
9 | Be easily approachable to discuss a patient’s medication concerns. | 5 | (4–6) | 6 | (5–6) | <0.001 | 0.39 | Medium |
Total score (9 items) | 39 | (33–45) | 52 | (47–55) | <0.001 | 0.62 | Large |
Age | Number of Medications | Explanation Provided by the Family Pharmacist a | |||||
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Patients’ Recognition of Pharmacists’ Behaviors Related to Information Sharing | Spearman’s Correlation Coefficient ρ | Spearman’s Correlation Coefficient ρ | Effect Size r | ||||
1 | Talk with patients about how to watch for medication side effects. | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.15 | *** | ||
2 | Talk with patients even if the patients do not have any medication questions. | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.18 | *** | ||
3 | Talk with patients about whether it is OK to take their medications with over-the-counter products. | −0.05 | 0.00 | 0.17 | *** | ||
4 | Show an interest in working with patients to meet their healthcare needs. | 0.11 | ** | 0.08 | 0.17 | *** | |
5 | Communicate a desire to help patients manage their medications. | 0.07 | 0.10 | * | 0.20 | *** | |
6 | Make sure that patients understand how to use their medications before they leave the pharmacy. | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.20 | *** | ||
7 | Communicate a desire to help patients with their medication concerns. | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.16 | *** | ||
8 | Listen to patients when they have a medication question. | 0.09 | * | 0.09 | * | 0.21 | *** |
9 | Be easily approachable to discuss a patient’s medication concerns. | 0.08 | 0.11 | ** | 0.20 | *** | |
Total score (9 items) | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.22 | *** |
Years of Experience | Having One or More Certifications a | ||||
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Pharmacists’ Recognition of Pharmacists’ Behaviors Related to Information Sharing | Spearman’s Correlation Coefficient ρ | Effect Size r | |||
1 | Talk with patients about how to watch for medication side effects. | −0.03 | 0.08 | ||
2 | Talk with patients even if the patients do not have any medication questions. | 0.00 | 0.03 | ||
3 | Talk with patients about whether it is OK to take their medications with over-the-counter products. | −0.03 | 0.10 | * | |
4 | Show an interest in working with patients to meet their healthcare needs. | −0.07 | 0.04 | ||
5 | Communicate a desire to help patients manage their medications. | −0.05 | 0.08 | ||
6 | Make sure that patients understand how to use their medications before they leave the pharmacy. | −0.01 | 0.03 | ||
7 | Communicate a desire to help patients with their medication concerns. | −0.09 | * | 0.04 | |
8 | Listen to patients when they have a medication question. | −0.07 | 0.05 | ||
9 | Be easily approachable to discuss a patient’s medication concerns. | 0.00 | 0.04 | ||
Total score (9 items) | −0.05 | 0.07 |
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Kumaki, R.; Kiyozuka, C.; Naganuma, M.; Yuge, S.; Tsukioka, R.; Sakurai, H.; Kishimoto, K. Recognition of Community Pharmacists’ Behaviors Related to Information Sharing: A Cross-Sectional Study. Pharmacy 2024, 12, 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy12020063
Kumaki R, Kiyozuka C, Naganuma M, Yuge S, Tsukioka R, Sakurai H, Kishimoto K. Recognition of Community Pharmacists’ Behaviors Related to Information Sharing: A Cross-Sectional Study. Pharmacy. 2024; 12(2):63. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy12020063
Chicago/Turabian StyleKumaki, Ryota, Chika Kiyozuka, Mika Naganuma, Satoshi Yuge, Ryota Tsukioka, Hidehiko Sakurai, and Keiko Kishimoto. 2024. "Recognition of Community Pharmacists’ Behaviors Related to Information Sharing: A Cross-Sectional Study" Pharmacy 12, no. 2: 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy12020063
APA StyleKumaki, R., Kiyozuka, C., Naganuma, M., Yuge, S., Tsukioka, R., Sakurai, H., & Kishimoto, K. (2024). Recognition of Community Pharmacists’ Behaviors Related to Information Sharing: A Cross-Sectional Study. Pharmacy, 12(2), 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy12020063