Oparah Azuka C, Eferakeya Adego E
Department of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacy Practice, University of Benin, PMB 1154, Benin City, Nigeria.
Pharm World Sci. 2005 Jun;27(3):208-14. doi: 10.1007/s11096-004-2268-2.
To explore Nigerian pharmacists' attitudes towards pharmaceutical care, and determine significant attitudinal differences in different practice settings.
A 25-item self-completion pre-tested and validated questionnaire was administered to a convenience sample of 1500 pharmacists in Nigeria. Data were gathered on a Likert-type rating scale. Descriptive statistics including frequencies and mean scores, and significant attitudinal differences on sample characteristics were computed.
Pharmacists' opinions on multi-item pharmaceutical care attitudinal scale.
The national survey achieved 67% response rate. About three-quarters (76%, n = 1005) of the respondents indicated willingness to embrace pharmaceutical care. Nearly all the pharmacists (96%) believed pharmaceutical care would enhance patients' appreciation of the pharmacist and 84% reported their intention to practice pharmaceutical care even if there is no additional income. An overwhelming 93% said that they would participate in any training program to enable them to practice pharmaceutical care, while less than a quarter (20%) claimed their pharmacy layout was suited for patient-centered practice. Three quarters (75%) of the respondents indicated positive attitude towards pharmaceutical care. Both male and female genders, all age groups, different levels of professional experience, and pharmacists in hospital, community, industrial and administrative practice settings had similar positive attitude scores. Only pharmacists' professional experience appeared to have a significant influence on attitude scores (F = 5.267; P = 0.001), with scores varying with the level of professional experience.
The study has shown that the attitudes of Nigerian pharmacists towards pharmaceutical care are favorably high irrespective of the practice settings. The attitude ratings vary with the levels of professional experience, with pharmacists having less experience showing more positive attitude. Nigerian pharmacists indicated willingness to implement pharmaceutical care but expressed major concerns about their knowledge, professional skills, and pharmacy layout. Gradual introduction of pharmaceutical care would be logical.
探讨尼日利亚药剂师对药学服务的态度，并确定不同执业环境下显著的态度差异。
对尼日利亚1500名药剂师的便利样本进行了一项经过预测试和验证的25项自填式问卷调查。数据采用李克特式评分量表收集。计算了包括频率和平均得分在内的描述性统计数据，以及样本特征方面显著的态度差异。
药剂师对多项药学服务态度量表的看法。
全国性调查的回复率为67%。约四分之三（76%，n = 1005）的受访者表示愿意接受药学服务。几乎所有药剂师（96%）认为药学服务会提高患者对药剂师的认可度，84%的人表示即使没有额外收入，他们也打算提供药学服务。压倒性的93%的人表示他们会参加任何培训项目以能够提供药学服务，而不到四分之一（20%）的人声称他们的药房布局适合以患者为中心的执业。四分之三（75%）的受访者对药学服务持积极态度。男性和女性、所有年龄组、不同专业经验水平以及医院、社区、工业和行政执业环境中的药剂师都有相似的积极态度得分。只有药剂师的专业经验似乎对态度得分有显著影响（F = 5.267；P = 0.001），得分随专业经验水平而变化。
研究表明，无论执业环境如何，尼日利亚药剂师对药学服务的态度都非常积极。态度评分随专业经验水平而变化，经验较少的药剂师表现出更积极的态度。尼日利亚药剂师表示愿意实施药学服务，但对他们的知识、专业技能和药房布局表示主要担忧。逐步引入药学服务将是合理的。
