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Area of Science:

  • Pharmacy Practice and Professionalism
  • Sociology of Professions

Background:

  • Pharmacists face challenges maintaining professional autonomy as their roles evolve.
  • Professional autonomy is crucial for job satisfaction, meaningful work, and patient-centered care.
  • Autonomy can be viewed individually (liberty, independence) or collectively (relationships, societal empowerment).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine pharmacists' understanding of individual and collective professional autonomy.
  • To explore the theoretical underpinnings of differing autonomy concepts.
  • To illustrate factors influencing pharmacist autonomy through scenarios.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of professional autonomy in pharmacy.
  • Review of theoretical frameworks for individual and collective autonomy.
  • Development of illustrative scenarios depicting autonomy influences.

Main Results:

  • Pharmacists' understanding of autonomy encompasses both individual self-determination and collective empowerment.
  • Various interdependent factors (relational, employment, professional, societal) significantly impact autonomy.
  • Scenarios highlight the complexity of maintaining autonomy in diverse practice settings.

Conclusions:

  • Recognizing both individual and collective dimensions of autonomy is essential for pharmacists.
  • Developing principles and skills to foster stable professional autonomy is necessary.
  • Addressing relational, employment, professional, and societal factors can enhance pharmacist autonomy.