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Characterizing pharmacy part-time practice.
1Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston 02115-5896, USA. aquinones@mcp.edu
Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association (Washington, D.C. : 1996)
|February 9, 2000
Summary
Pharmacists working part-time and those with secondary jobs (moonlighters) have distinct motivations. Understanding these choices is crucial for pharmacy workforce planning and practice quality.
Area of Science:
- Pharmacy Workforce Studies
- Professional Practice Analysis
Background:
- Part-time work arrangements are prevalent among pharmacists.
- Understanding the motivations behind these arrangements is essential for workforce management.
Purpose of the Study:
- To characterize part-time pharmacists and compare them with moonlighters.
- To identify characteristics defining each part-time work group.
- To analyze motivations for part-time work in pharmacy.
Main Methods:
- Nationwide survey mailed to 3,002 licensed pharmacists.
- Two follow-up surveys to nonrespondents to ensure adequate response rate.
- Principal components analysis to identify distinct motivations.
Main Results:
- A net response rate of 57% (n=1,637) was achieved with no detected nonresponse bias.
- Respondents included full-time (68%), moonlighters (13%), part-timers (14%), and multi-job part-timers (5%).
- Distinct motivations were identified for part-time pharmacists and moonlighters.
Conclusions:
- The study offers insights into factors influencing pharmacists' decisions on part-time work.
- Pharmacists' work arrangement choices can impact the quality of pharmacy practice.
- Further research is recommended for workforce-related endeavors.