TABLE 2.
Basic information of sample clinical pharmacists and physicians.
| Category | Clinical pharmacist | Physician |
|---|---|---|
| N (%)/mean ± SD3 | N (%)/mean ± SD | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 198 (41.77) | 264 (53.23) |
| Female | 276 (58.23) | 232 (46.77) |
| Age | 38.85 ± 7.30 | 42.13 ± 7.71 |
| Years in practice | 11.01 ± 6.81 | 15.16 ± 7.64 |
| Professional title | ||
| Junior title | 201 (42.41) | 74 (14.92) |
| Intermediate title | 159 (33.54) | 227 (45.77) |
| Associate senior title | 76 (16.03) | 125 (25.20) |
| Senior title | 38 (8.02) | 70 (14.11) |
| Terminal degree | ||
| Junior college degree or below | 21 (4.43) | 7 (1.41) |
| Bachelor degree | 226 (47.68) | 198 (39.92) |
| Master degree | 198 (41.77) | 229 (46.17) |
| Doctor degree or above | 29 (6.12) | 62 (12.50) |
| Type of employment | ||
| Regular employee | 375 (79.11) | 421 (84.88) |
| Non-regular employee | 99 (20.89) | 75 (15.12) |
| Area of practice a | ||
| General department | 152 (32.07) | 43 (8.67) |
| Internal medicine department | 180 (37.97) | 135 (27.22) |
| Surgery department | 56 (11.81) | 78 (15.73) |
| Gynecology department | 36 (7.59) | 45 (9.07) |
| Pediatrics department | 50 (10.55) | 49 (9.88) |
| Emergency and critical care departments1 | 72 (15.19) | 67 (13.51) |
| Others2 | 107 (22.57) | 116 (23.39) |
Note: 1Emergency and critical care departments include emergency medicine department, respiratory and critical care medicine department, infection department, and oncology department; 2 Others include ophthalmology department, otolaryngology department, stomatology department, dermatology department, anesthesiology department, rehabilitation medicine department, traditional Chinese medicine department, geriatrics department, psychiatry department , pain treatment department, and intervention department; 3SD, standard deviation.
Since a clinical pharmacist/physician may provide clinical services in more than one department, the percentage of the “area of practice” adds up to more than 100%.