Lee Kelly C, Catanzano Samantha, Gross Melissa Mooers, Fahmy Monica, Gemmellaro Jennifer N, Payne Gregory H
(Corresponding author) Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, University of California, San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, La Jolla, California,
Clinical Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, Austin, Texas.
Ment Health Clin. 2025 Jun 2;15(3):156-163. doi: 10.9740/mhc.2025.06.156. eCollection 2025 Jun.
Board-Certified Psychiatric Pharmacists (BCPPs) are highly trained mental health providers. The workload of clinical pharmacists has been inconsistently reported in the literature. The goals of this study were to quantify the typical and ideal workloads of BCPPs and characterize their practice settings and clinical activities.
This was a cross-sectional survey study of BCPP members of the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists. The survey included demographic, practice-related, and burnout questions. The primary outcome was the self-reported typical and ideal workloads of BCPPs in inpatient, outpatient, and transition-of-care settings. Secondary outcomes included practice settings and types of activities.
Of 571 invitees, 173 respondents were included in the analysis. The mean typical number of patients per day for inpatient and outpatient BCPPs were 35.6 (±22.8) and 9.29 (±10.9), respectively. The mean ideal number of patients per day for inpatient and outpatient BCPPs were 23.6 (±10.4) and 9.96 (±10.6), respectively. Inpatient pharmacists reported spending 15.4 (±12.2) hours on direct patient care and consults during a typical workweek compared with outpatient pharmacists (25.4 ± 15.1, ≤ .001). A greater number of outpatient pharmacists reported that electronic health record documentation contributed to a significant portion of their workflow compared with inpatient pharmacists (96.2% versus 71.9%, respectively, ≤ .001).
This was the first study to quantify BCPPs self-reported typical and ideal workload in different practice settings. Future research is needed to identify the factors that determine ideal workloads for BCPPs at specific practice sites.
获得委员会认证的精神科药剂师（BCPPs）是训练有素的心理健康服务提供者。临床药剂师的工作量在文献中的报道并不一致。本研究的目的是量化BCPPs的典型工作量和理想工作量，并描述他们的执业环境和临床活动。
这是一项对美国精神科药剂师协会BCPP成员的横断面调查研究。该调查包括人口统计学、与执业相关的问题以及职业倦怠问题。主要结果是BCPPs在住院、门诊和护理过渡环境中自我报告的典型工作量和理想工作量。次要结果包括执业环境和活动类型。
在571名受邀者中，173名受访者纳入分析。住院和门诊BCPPs每天平均典型患者数量分别为35.6（±22.8）和9.29（±10.9）。住院和门诊BCPPs每天平均理想患者数量分别为23.6（±10.4）和9.96（±10.6）。住院药剂师报告在典型工作周中花费15.4（±12.2）小时进行直接患者护理和咨询，而门诊药剂师为25.4±15.1小时（P≤.001）。与住院药剂师相比，更多门诊药剂师报告电子健康记录文档占其工作流程的很大一部分（分别为96.2%对71.9%，P≤.001）。
这是第一项量化BCPPs在不同执业环境中自我报告的典型工作量和理想工作量的研究。需要进一步研究以确定在特定执业地点决定BCPPs理想工作量的因素。
