Abubakar Usman, Sulaiman Syed A, Usman Mohammad N, Umar Muhammad D
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Penang (Malaysia).
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy. Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Penang (Malaysia).
Pharm Pract (Granada). 2018 Jan-Mar;16(1):1152. doi: 10.18549/PharmPract.2018.01.1152. Epub 2018 Mar 27.
Recent studies have revealed that pharmacists have interest in conducting research. However, lack of confidence is a major barrier.
This study evaluated pharmacists' self-perceived competence and confidence to plan and conduct health-related research.
This cross sectional study was conducted during the 89th Annual National Conference of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria in November 2016. An adapted questionnaire was validated and administered to 200 pharmacist delegates during the conference.
Overall, 127 questionnaires were included in the analysis. At least 80% of the pharmacists had previous health-related research experience. Pharmacist's competence and confidence scores were lowest for research skills such as: using software for statistical analysis, choosing and applying appropriate inferential statistical test and method, and outlining detailed statistical plan to be used in data analysis. Highest competence and confidence scores were observed for conception of research idea, literature search and critical appraisal of literature. Pharmacists with previous research experience had higher competence and confidence scores than those with no previous research experience (p<0.05). The only predictor of moderate-to-extreme self-competence and confidence was having at least one journal article publication during the last 5 years.
Nigerian pharmacists indicated interest to participate in health-related research. However, self-competence and confidence to plan and conduct research were low. This was particularly so for skills related to statistical analysis. Training programs and building of Pharmacy Practice Research Network are recommended to enhance pharmacist's research capacity.
近期研究表明药剂师对开展研究有兴趣。然而，缺乏信心是一个主要障碍。
本研究评估药剂师对规划和开展健康相关研究的自我认知能力和信心。
这项横断面研究于2016年11月在尼日利亚药学协会第89届年度全国会议期间进行。在会议期间，一份经过改编的问卷得到验证并发放给200名药剂师代表。
总体而言，127份问卷纳入分析。至少80%的药剂师此前有过健康相关研究经历。药剂师在诸如使用软件进行统计分析、选择和应用适当的推断统计检验及方法，以及概述数据分析中要使用的详细统计计划等研究技能方面的能力和信心得分最低。在研究想法构思、文献检索和文献批判性评价方面观察到最高的能力和信心得分。有过研究经历的药剂师比没有研究经历的药剂师有更高的能力和信心得分（p<0.05）。过去5年内至少发表过一篇期刊文章是中度至极端自我能力和信心的唯一预测因素。
尼日利亚药剂师表示有兴趣参与健康相关研究。然而，规划和开展研究的自我能力和信心较低。与统计分析相关的技能尤其如此。建议开展培训项目并建立药学实践研究网络以提高药剂师的研究能力。
