Development and validation of a survey instrument to measure factors that influence pharmacist adoption of prescribing in Alberta, Canada
Pharm. pract. (Granada, Internet)
; 16(1): 0-0, ene.-mar. 2018. tab, graf
Artículo
en Inglés
| IBECS
| ID: ibc-171849
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ES1.1
Ubicación: BNCS
ABSTRACT
Objective:
Study objectives were to develop a questionnaire to assess factors influencing pharmacists adoption of prescribing (i.e., continuing, adapting or initiating therapy), describe use of pre-incentive and mixed mode survey, and establish survey psychometric properties.Methods:
Questions were developed based on prior qualitative research and Diffusion of Innovation theory. Expert review, cognitive testing, survey pilot, and main survey were used to test the questionnaire. Six content experts reviewed the questionnaire to establish face and content validity. Ten pharmacists from diverse practice settings were purposefully recruited for a cognitive interview to verify question readability. Content analysis was used to analyze the results. A pre-survey introduction letter with a monetary incentive was mailed via post to 100 (i.e. pilot) and 700 (i.e., main survey) randomly selected pharmacists. This was followed by an e-mail with a personalized link to the online questionnaire, e-mail reminders, and a telephone reminder if required. The psychometric properties of scales were evaluated with an exploratory factor analysis and Cronbachs alpha. Scale responses were described.Results:
Engagement of six experts and ten pharmacists clarified definitions (e.g., prescribing), terminology, recall periods, and response options for the 34-item response scale. Fifty-six pharmacists completed the online pilot survey. Based on this data, ambiguous questions and routing issues were addressed. Three hundred and seventy-eight pharmacists completed the online main survey for a response rate of 54.6%. The factors analysis resulted in 27 questions in eight scales (1) self-efficacy, (2) support from practice environment, (3) support fro interprofessional relationship, (4) impact on professionalism, (5) impact on patient care), (6) prescribing beliefs, (7) technical use of electronic health record (EHR) and (8) patient care use of the EHR. Prescribing beliefs and technical use of the EHR scales had low reliabilit while the remaining six scales had strong evidence for reliability and validity.Conclusion:
Through a multistage process, a survey instrument was developed to capture pharmacists perceptions of prescribing influences. This questionnaire may support future research to develop interventions to enhance adoption of prescribing and enhance direct patient care by pharmacists (AU)RESUMEN
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Colección:
Bases de datos nacionales
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España
Contexto en salud:
Agenda de Salud Sostenible para las Américas
Problema de salud:
Objetivo 6: Sistemas de información para la salud
Base de datos:
IBECS
Asunto principal:
Servicios Farmacéuticos
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Prescripciones de Medicamentos
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Psicometría
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Motivación
Tipo de estudio:
Investigación cualitativa
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Pharm. pract. (Granada, Internet)
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
Institución/País de afiliación:
University of Alberta/Canadá