Table 2.
Health care provider attitudes about delivery of vaccines by pharmacists.
| Synopsis of statements | Agreement | Nurses (%) | Physicians (%) | Pharmacists (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I do not have enough time to administer vaccines to adult patients | Strongly agree/agree | 15.8 | 25.1 | 33.5 | <.0001 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 31.2 | 19.8 | 35.8 | ||
| Disagree/strongly disagree | 53.0 | 55.0 | 30.8 | ||
| It is difficult to keep up with immunization guidelines for adults | Strongly agree/agree | 54.5 | 54.7 | 64.3 | <.0001 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 16.3 | 19.8 | 22.0 | ||
| Disagree/strongly disagree | 29.2 | 25.5 | 13.8 | ||
| It is difficult to keep track of adult patients' vaccine status | Strongly agree/agree | 70.3 | 68.1 | 83.0 | <.0001 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 14.4 | 16.3 | 11.0 | ||
| Disagree/strongly disagree | 15.3 | 15.6 | 6.0 | ||
| I do not have adequate storage facilities to provide adult vaccines | Strongly agree/agree | 19.3 | 24.6 | 30.0 | 0.0002 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 29.7 | 16.8 | 19.8 | ||
| Disagree/strongly disagree | 51.0 | 58.6 | 50.3 | ||
| I am not sufficiently reimbursed to make offering adult immunization worthwhile | Strongly agree/agree | 12.4 | 43.7 | 52.3 | <.0001 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 42.6 | 23.7 | 33.0 | ||
| Disagree/strongly disagree | 45.0 | 32.6 | 14.8 | ||
| I have a system in my practice to identify adults who have not received recommended vaccines | Strongly agree/agree | 34.7 | 34.0 | 11.3 | <.0001 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 27.7 | 22.5 | 22.5 | ||
| Disagree/strongly disagree | 37.6 | 43.5 | 66.3 | ||
| It is important to inform adult patients about the benefits and risks of adult immunization | Strongly agree/agree | 96.0 | 91.5 | 93.8 | 0.2388 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 3.0 | 6.7 | 5.3 | ||
| Disagree/strongly disagree | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | ||
| It is important to use patient encounters as an opportunity to ask about their vaccine status | Strongly agree/agree | 93.6 | 85.7 | 82.3 | 0.0065 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 5.4 | 11.9 | 14.5 | ||
| Disagree/strongly disagree | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 | ||
| I would support the expansion of pharmacists' scope of practice to include provision of vaccines to adults | Strongly agree/agree | 57.4 | 38.9 | 82.3 | <.01 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 10.4 | 15.4 | 8.5 | ||
| Disagree/strongly disagree | 32.2 | 45.7 | 9.3 | ||
| I would support the expansion of pharmacists' scope of practice to include provision of vaccines to children over 5 years of age | Strongly agree/agree | 44.6 | 34.9 | 78.0 | <.0001 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 14.4 | 15.2 | 9.5 | ||
| Disagree/strongly disagree | 41.1 | 49.9 | 12.5 | ||
| I would refer my patients to a pharmacist for vaccination | Strongly agree/agree | 40.1 | 26.5 | 72.0 | <.01 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 15.3 | 17.5 | 18.5 | ||
| Disagree/strongly disagree | 44.6 | 56.0 | 9.5 | ||
| I would feel comfortable receiving my vaccines from a pharmacist | Strongly agree/agree | 48.5 | 35.8 | 78.8 | <.01 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 11.9 | 19.5 | 11.0 | ||
| Disagree/strongly disagree | 39.6 | 44.8 | 10.3 |