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Yiran Rong1, Lori M Ward1, Seena Haines2
1Department of Pharmacy Administration, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, University, MS, USA.
Background:
Community pharmacists-directed weight management programs have demonstrated positive impacts.
Objective:
To explore the feasibility of developing a community pharmacy-based weight management program by examining pharmacists' perceptions of the implementation of such a program in their practice setting.
Methods:
This study employed a cross-sectional online survey design. The respondents were registered community pharmacists in the southeastern United States. The survey contained 5 sections including demographics and questions gauging pharmacists interest in the proposed program. Survey findingswere examined using descriptive statistics, and analysis of variance (ANOVA).
Results:
A total of 426 surveys were completed and returned. Over half (53.3%) of the respondents obtained a BSc in Pharmacy. Several respondents were already providing prescription (44.1%) or over-the-counter (OTC) product (30.4%) recommendations to patients interested in weight management. Approximately 35% of respondents were at least somewhat interested in starting a weight management program. Pharmacists self-identifying as practicing in chain pharmacy or rural settings or as being staff pharmacists were less in favor of implementing a program than the other groups.
Conclusions:
Community pharmacists' respondents appeared interested in implementing a weight management program. The information gathered herein will be used to design a weight management program specifically for community pharmacies.
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