Research Institute for Medicines and Pharmaceutical Sciences (iMed.UL), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, Lisbon, Portugal.
Res Social Adm Pharm. 2012 Mar-Apr;8(2):172-8. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2010.10.002. Epub 2010 Dec 28.
There are no data about the immigrant pharmacist population in Portugal, including their perceptions on adaptation to the Portuguese professional and social context.
To explore the perceptions and adaptation of the immigrant pharmacists' community in Portugal, with regards to their practice and life, in general.
A cross-sectional mail questionnaire was sent to all immigrant community pharmacists registered with the Portuguese Pharmaceutical Society (N=771). Descriptive statistics and an iterative reflexive coding process were used to characterize participants' perceptions and attitudes.
Of 36 valid questionnaires 75.0% were females, with a median age of 33 years, mostly citizens from Europe (eg, France) and South America (eg, Brazil). Immigrant pharmacists reported 61.1% overall satisfaction with their decision of coming to Portugal. However, the general perception of the immigrant pharmacists was that the attitudes of their Portuguese colleagues and managers were negative towards them. Nevertheless, positive beliefs, as compared to those in their home country (e.g., strong professional bodies), were also reported.
Portuguese pharmaceutical authorities need to consider immigrant colleagues' concerns. Further research is needed to determine the prevalence of these and other findings.
目前尚无葡萄牙移民药剂师群体的数据，包括他们对适应葡萄牙专业和社会环境的看法。
探讨葡萄牙移民药剂师群体对其一般实践和生活的看法和适应情况。
向葡萄牙药剂师协会注册的所有移民社区药剂师（N=771）发送了一份横断面邮件问卷。采用描述性统计和迭代反思性编码过程来描述参与者的看法和态度。
在 36 份有效问卷中，75.0%为女性，中位数年龄为 33 岁，主要来自欧洲（如法国）和南美洲（如巴西）。移民药剂师对他们来葡萄牙的决定总体上表示满意（61.1%）。然而，移民药剂师普遍认为，他们的葡萄牙同事和经理对他们的态度是消极的。尽管如此，他们也报告了一些积极的看法，例如与他们的祖国相比（例如，强大的专业机构）。
葡萄牙药剂师当局需要考虑移民同事的担忧。还需要进一步研究以确定这些和其他发现的普遍性。
