Pharmaceutical Care Adoption in Community Pharmacies: Challenges and Opportunities, Wad-Medani, Sudan, 2024
Description
The dataset appears to describe survey data or a research study related to community pharmacy practices, focusing on pharmaceutical care in Sudan. Here's an overview of the fields within the dataset: Sex [Gender]: Represents the gender of the pharmacists surveyed. Age range (in years) [Age ranges]: Categorizes the age of the respondents into ranges. Year of B. Pharm certification: Indicates the year the respondents obtained their Bachelor of Pharmacy degree. Professional scientific degree at current time [Degrees available]: Lists the highest academic qualifications the respondents currently hold. Experience in community pharmacy practice (in years) [Years of experience range]: Describes the range of years respondents have worked in community pharmacy practice. Actual activities of the pharmacist within community pharmacy (at the time of visiting) [Activities]: Details the tasks and responsibilities being performed by pharmacists during the survey. The practice area inside the pharmacy [The pharmacists' main practice area]: Identifies the main functional area within the pharmacy where pharmacists work. What is pharmaceutical care practice? [Background of pharmaceutical care]: Provides an understanding or definition of pharmaceutical care as per the respondents. The major supporting factor for pharmaceutical care practice usually is [supporting factors to practice PC]: Highlights the factors that encourage or support the implementation of pharmaceutical care. What is the major barrier regarding pharmacists' do you think discouraging pharmaceutical care practice implementation? [Barriers discouraging PC practice]: Lists perceived barriers hindering the adoption of pharmaceutical care practices by pharmacists. The main role of pharmacists within community pharmacy is [Roles of pharmacists within the pharmacy]: Describes the primary responsibilities or duties of pharmacists in the community setting. The most advanced service you recommend within the community pharmacy to be provided is [Types of advanced services available]: Suggests advanced services that could enhance community pharmacy operations. The main objective of community pharmacy practice is [Objectives]: Specifies the primary goals of community pharmacy practice. The main factor (not of pharmacists) discouraging provision of pharmaceutical care services at the community pharmacy at the current time is [Factors discouraging pharmaceutical care provision at community pharmacy]: Identifies non-pharmacist-related challenges impeding pharmaceutical care delivery. Select one of the following recommendations you think the most important one to implement pharmaceutical care model at community pharmacy in Sudan [Row 1]: Lists recommendations deemed critical for implementing pharmaceutical care in Sudanese community pharmacies.
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A validated self-administered questionnaire was used. The questionnaire printout conformed to Google survey forms (Google Forms 2019). The instrument comprised demographic data and three other components (Opportunities, challenges, and recommendations). Pharmacists' recommendations were collected during piloting and summarized into six major domains. Pharmacists selected the most significant factors and essential recommendations. Participants read and understood the research objectives and future benefits before participation.