Hospital pharmacists’ self-evaluation of their competence and confidence in conducting pharmacy practice research

Awaisu, Ahmed; Bakdach, Dana; Elajez, Reem; Zaidan, Manal

doi:10.1016/j.jsps.2014.10.002

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“…Therefore, pharmacy practice research is essential for documenting the evidence of benefit of existing or new services and models of practice [3–5]. However, while research is important to the advancement of pharmacy practice, empirical evidence has demonstrated that pharmacists' involvement in practice research is limited globally [5–15]…”

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Impact of a pharmacy practice research capacity-building programme on improving the research abilities of pharmacists at two specialised tertiary care hospitals in Qatar: a preliminary study

Awaisu

Kheir

Alrowashdeh

et al. 2015

Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research

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Objectives The aim of this study was to develop and implement a pharmacy practice research training programme and to determine the effect of the programme on pharmacists' knowledge of, and attitudes towards, research. Methods An intensive 26-h training programme on pharmacy practice research methodology and biostatistics was designed and delivered. Thirty pharmacists from the National Center for Cancer Care and Research and the Heart Hospital in Qatar were recruited. A pre-test-post-test study design was used to subjectively and objectively assess research competencies and attitudes among the trainees. Both descriptive and inferential analyses including Wilcoxon signed-rank, McNemar χ 2 and paired t-tests were performed to assess the utility of the training (P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant). Key findings After completing the training sessions, all subjectively assessed researchrelated skills were significantly improved (P < 0.05). This was also confirmed with an overall significant improvement in the objectively assessed research-related knowledge (P < 0.05). Overall, there was a significant improvement in the mean total knowledge score after the training programme (13.4 ± 6.4 versus 20 ± 6.0; P < 0.001). A modest change was observed when attitude towards research was assessed immediately after the training. Conclusions This study demonstrated that it was feasible to design and implement a pharmacy-tailored research training programme and that such programme could improve pharmacists' knowledge and attitude on short term. This pilot study calls for further research to investigate the long-term outcomes of such programmes.

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Impact of a pharmacy practice research capacity-building programme on improving the research abilities of pharmacists at two specialised tertiary care hospitals in Qatar: a preliminary study

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Alrowashdeh

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“…In the present study 40.7% CP and 55.4% HP participants had previously engaged in practice-based research, most of which were not written up for publication in peer-reviewed or professional journal. Studies have also reported increasing involvement of pharmacists in practice-based research with proportion of pharmacists with research experience ranges from 9 – 59% 14-19,31,32,33. Concerted efforts to continually stimulate pharmacists’ interest and involvement in pharmacy practice-based research is therefore essential to enhance professional competence and ensure evidence-based practice 12.…”

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Hospital and community pharmacists’ perception of the scope, barriers and challenges of pharmacy practice-based research in Nigeria

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Objectives:To evaluate perception, extent of involvement and barriers to pharmacy practice-based research among community and hospital pharmacists in Ibadan, Oyo state, southwestern Nigeria.Methods:A prospective cross-sectional study was carried out among 65 hospital and 86 community pharmacists with at least five-year post-qualification experience, using pre-tested questionnaire. Socio-demographic information, extent of involvement, relevance and scope, as well as barriers to pharmacy practice-based research were explored. Data were summarised using descriptive statistics. Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney-U tests were used for evaluating ranked variables at p<0.05.Results:Nearly all participants (>95.0%) in each practice category agreed that pharmacy practice-based research is essential to pharmacy profession. Greater than 90.0% agreed that pharmacy practice-based research may help in identifying gaps to improve practice. Thirty-five (40.7%) community and 36(55.4%) hospital pharmacist participants had previously involved in practice-based research. Seventy-seven (89.5%) community and 55(84.3%) hospital pharmacists agreed that acquisition of additional research-oriented training is essential for effective conduct of pharmacy practice-based research. More than one-half in each category agreed that inadequate financial commitment and lack of access to patient’s data are major barriers to pharmacy practice-based research.Conclusions:Community and hospital pharmacists agreed that pharmacy practice based research is essential to pharmacy profession, especially in identifying areas of focus to improve practice. Necessity for acquiring additional training in research, financial constraints and lack of access to patient’s data were identified as barriers to pharmacy practice-based research. Thus, there is a need to continually stimulate pharmacists’ interest in research so as to enhance professional competence and promote healthcare development.

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“…Up to 50 % or more of the surveyed hospital and intensive care unit pharmacists reported previous involvement in pharmacy practice research. The interest of pharmacists in participating in research was relatively high and ranged between 40 and 84 % (Carr et al 2011;Perreault et al 2012;Kanjanarach et al 2012;Hébert et al 2013;Elkassem et al 2013;Awaisu et al 2014). Overall, pharmacists agreed on the importance of conducting practice-based research and shared their beliefs that research is part of their professional responsibility and is a critical tool for improving patients' care.…”

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“…The methods for training individuals in skills to conduct pharmacy practice as well as clinical and translational research have been extensively discussed in the literature (Blouin et al 2007;Dowling et al 2009;Knapp et al 2011;Poloyac et al 2011;Smith et al 2009). Most pharmacists in community and hospital practices have limited exposure to clinical and practice research (Awaisu et al 2014;Elkassem et al 2013;Simpson et al 2001). These inadequacies call for intervention.…”

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“…Understanding pharmacists' attitudes and perception about practice-based research is critical in developing a critical mass of pharmacy professionals who are actively involved in advancing practice through high-quality research and innovation. It is also instrumental in raising awareness, cultivating a culture change, inculcating a positive attitude and strengthening research support, as well as improving the building of research capacity (Kritikos et al 2013;Awaisu et al 2014). …”

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Pharmacists’ Attitudes Towards Pharmacy Practice Research: A Review

Awaisu

Kheir

Alsalimy

et al. 2015

Pharmacy Practice Research Methods

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Despite an increase in pharmacy practice research, literature addressing the attitudes and involvement of pharmacists is limited. Our own observations as pharmacy practitioners and educators lead us to believe that, so far, pharmacists are reluctant to participate in research at any level and indicate some barriers to research. In this chapter, we review the literature and gauge the views and attitudes of pharmacists with regard to their involvement in research. We also identify the barriers as well as outline the enablers to conducting such research. The chapter highlights pharmacists' attitudes and trends towards pharmacy practice research over the past three decades. We mainly utilised MEDLINE, PubMed, EBSCO, ScienceDirect, ProQuest and Google Scholar to identify published studies surrounding this issue. Evolution of Pharmacy Practice as a Catalyst for ResearchThe pharmacy profession has undergone tremendous changes, and the scope of pharmacy professional practice has expanded in the past few decades (Bond 2006;Holland and Nimmo 1999;Van Mil and Fernandez-Llimos 2013). This is further supported by the evolution of the concept and practice of pharmaceutical care in the 1990s (Hepler and Strand 1990;Holland and Nimmo 1999;Penna 1990 and patients' increased demands, preferences and expectations. The changing roles for pharmacy are also attributed to the ease with which the public accesses pharmacy services as well as changes in pharmacy curricula that led to increased expertise in therapeutics. Why Be Interested in Pharmacists' Attitudes Towards Practice-Based Research?According to the Canadian Pharmacists Association, "pharmacy practice research" is defined as a component of health services research that focuses on the assessment and evaluation of pharmacy practice (Bakker 1996). The new roles for pharmacists evolve in parallel with evidence-based practice, which is a new paradigm in health services delivery (Sackett et al. 1996). As new professional services and practices evolve, there is a need to demonstrate evidence of their benefit and costeffectiveness (Bond 2006;Kritikos et al. 2013; Roberts and Kennington 2010b, c;Schommer et al. 2010;Anderson et al. 2008). Some US-based studies have reviewed the literature on the evidence of benefit of clinical pharmacy services (Hatoum and Akhras 1993;Hatoum et al. 1986;Schumock et al. 1996Schumock et al. , 2003. However, often local evidence is needed that could demonstrate the need for a new service or different method of service delivery (Bond 2006;Peterson et al. 2009; Roberts and Kennington 2010a, b, c) and reluctance among pharmacists for participating in such research-based activities. Understanding pharmacists' attitudes and perception about practice-based research is critical in developing a critical mass of pharmacy professionals who are actively involved in advancing practice through high-quality research and innovation. It is also instrumental in raising awareness, cultivating a culture change, inculcating a positive attitude and strengthening rese...

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Hospital pharmacists’ self-evaluation of their competence and confidence in conducting pharmacy practice research

Cited by 40 publications

References 26 publications

Impact of a pharmacy practice research capacity-building programme on improving the research abilities of pharmacists at two specialised tertiary care hospitals in Qatar: a preliminary study

Impact of a pharmacy practice research capacity-building programme on improving the research abilities of pharmacists at two specialised tertiary care hospitals in Qatar: a preliminary study

Hospital and community pharmacists’ perception of the scope, barriers and challenges of pharmacy practice-based research in Nigeria

Pharmacists’ Attitudes Towards Pharmacy Practice Research: A Review

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