Community pharmacists' participation in adult vaccination: A cross-sectional survey based on the theoretical domains framework.
Br J Clin Pharmacol
; 89(2): 773-786, 2023 02.
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OBJECTIVES: This study aims to assess Qatar community pharmacists' practices in advocating and promoting adult vaccination and to characterize and quantify potential determinants of participation in adult vaccination as vaccine administrators, based on the theoretical domains framework (TDF). METHODS: A cross-sectional survey of a randomly selected sample of community pharmacists in Qatar was conducted using a self-administered validated questionnaire. Items in the questionnaire on potential determinants of participation in adult vaccination were based on TDF. TDF items were subjected to principal components analysis. RESULTS: In total, 271 respondents completed the questionnaire (67.7%). Most respondents (83.5%) did not have any previous training in vaccination administration and were not involved in any vaccine-related advocacy activities (78.9%). Principal components analysis of TDF items gave eight components: pharmacists' perceived knowledge and skills (median score of 22, interquartile range [IQR] 17-26, possible range: 7-35); perceived confidence (16; IQR 12-20, possible range: 5-25); perceived external support (9; IQR 7-11, possible range: 3-15); professional role identity (38; IQR 33-42, possible range: 11-55); emotions (10; IQR 9-12, possible range: 3-15); perceived consequences (22; IQR 18-24, possible range: 6-30); perceived usefulness (16; IQR 14-18, possible range: 4-20); and behaviour control (6; IQR 4-8, possible range: 2-10). CONCLUSION: Pharmacists' perceived knowledge, skills, confidence and behavioural control are potentially important factors to address to facilitate participation in vaccination administration in Qatar. Along with providing vaccination training to community pharmacists, there is a need to change the current pharmacy practice structure to improve managerial and government support for and to equip pharmacies with resources for this role.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Servicios Farmacéuticos
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Servicios Comunitarios de Farmacia
Tipo de estudio:
Prevalence_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br J Clin Pharmacol
Año:
2023
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Article
País de afiliación:
Qatar
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido