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Esther Kuipers1,2, Michel Wensing1,3, Peter A G M De Smet1,4
1Department of IQ Healthcare, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Objectives:
The aim of this study was to explore pharmacists' barriers and facilitators regarding participation in pharmacy practice research.
Methods:
We conducted an online cross-sectional survey in 1974 community pharmacies in the Netherlands.
Key Findings:
A total of 252 pharmacists completed the questionnaire. The majority agreed that participation in research should be part of daily practice. Efficient time investment and a clear benefit for general professional knowledge, patient care and pharmacy organisation were the most important facilitating factors.
Conclusions:
To encourage pharmacists' participation, researchers should offer clear instructions, possibilities for flexible time management, simple patient inclusion, task delegation and no additional contacts with healthcare professionals due to the research.
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