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Published on: December 11, 2016
Independent community pharmacist interest in participating in community pharmacy research networks
Molly B Carr1, Holly Divine, Cathy Hanna
1College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA. mollybcarr@gmail.com
Objectives:
To assess the interest of American Pharmacy Services Corporation (APSC) independent community pharmacists in participating in a community pharmacy research network (CPRN) and to identify perceived barriers to participation in a CPRN.
Design:
Descriptive, exploratory, nonexperimental study.
Setting:
University of Kentucky and APSC during 2009-10.
Participants:
65 APSC independent community pharmacists in Kentucky.
Intervention:
Single-mode survey.
Main Outcome Measure:
Independent community pharmacists' willingness to participate in community-based research and perceived barriers to participation.
Results:
A total of 65 independent community pharmacists from 191 pharmacies returned the survey. The majority of independent community pharmacists were "interested" or "very interested" (83.8%) in participating in a CPRN. Respondents were willing to participate for a mean (±SD) of 6.5 ± 5.8 hours per week. However, they reported only being able participate in a CPRN for 5.2 ± 4.1 hours per week, with time being the greatest limitation to participation. An overwhelming percentage of respondents (92.1%) were interested in learning more about opportunities to participate in a CPRN in the future.
Conclusion:
CPRNs are an emerging interest in community pharmacy practice. A CPRN is an opportunity for independent community pharmacies to collaborate and use resources as a group to conduct research to solve issues in the community pharmacy setting.
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