Hall Jill, Rosenthal Meagen, Family Hannah, Sutton Jane, Hall Kevin, Tsuyuki Ross T
, BScPharm, ACPR, PharmD, was, at the time of this study, a PharmD student at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. She is now a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.
Can J Hosp Pharm. 2013 Sep;66(5):289-95. doi: 10.4212/cjhp.v66i5.1285.
The profession of pharmacy has adopted a mandate to become more patient-centred; however, significant change in this direction has not been achieved.
To characterize the personality traits of hospital pharmacists in one Canadian province, to provide insights into potential barriers to practice change.
A cross-sectional survey of hospital pharmacists was conducted in Alberta, Canada. An invitation to participate was sent to all 766 hospital pharmacists practising in the province's 2 health service organizations. The survey was based on the Big Five Inventory, a validated, reliable instrument that uses a 5-point Likert scale to measure the traits of extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness.
Of the 347 pharmacists who completed the survey (45% response rate), the majority (297 [86%]) were staff pharmacists working full time in an urban setting. The average age of respondents was 41 years (standard deviation [SD] 11 years), and the average period in practice was 17 years (SD 11 years). Respondents' mean scores were 3.2 (SD 0.7) on extraversion, 3.8 (SD 0.4) on agreeableness, 4.0 (SD 0.4) on conscientiousness, 2.5 (SD 0.7) on neuroticism, and 3.5 (SD 0.6) on openness. Total frequency counts revealed that respondents tended toward stronger expression of extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness and low levels of neuroticism (with the latter indicating stability).
The Big Five Inventory represents a novel approach to examining pharmacists' change-related behaviours. Improving understanding of hospital pharmacists' personality traits will provide insights for the development of training and support programs tailored specifically to this group.
药学专业已接受一项使命，即变得更加以患者为中心；然而，在这个方向上尚未实现显著变革。
描述加拿大一个省份医院药师的人格特质，以深入了解实践变革的潜在障碍。
在加拿大艾伯塔省对医院药师进行了一项横断面调查。向该省两个卫生服务机构执业的所有766名医院药师发出了参与邀请。该调查基于大五人格量表，这是一种经过验证的、可靠的工具，使用5点李克特量表来测量外向性、宜人性、尽责性、神经质和开放性等特质。
在完成调查的347名药师中（回复率为45%），大多数（297名[86%]）是在城市环境中全职工作的药剂师。受访者的平均年龄为41岁（标准差[SD]11岁），平均从业年限为17年（SD 11年）。受访者在外向性方面的平均得分为3.2（SD 0.7），宜人性方面为3.8（SD 0.4），尽责性方面为4.0（SD 0.4），神经质方面为2.5（SD 0.7），开放性方面为3.5（SD 0.6）。总频数统计显示，受访者倾向于更强烈地表达外向性、宜人性、尽责性和开放性，且神经质水平较低（后者表明稳定性）。
大五人格量表是一种检验药师与变革相关行为的新方法。更好地了解医院药师的人格特质将为专门针对该群体制定培训和支持计划提供思路。
