Table 1.

Relevance, scope and barriers to pharmacy practice-based research among community pharmacists

Relevance and scope of PPBR	Response options N (%)			Median
	SA & A	UN	SD & D
Pharmacy practice research is essential to pharmacy profession	86 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1
Pharmacy practice research can be done in my area of practice	84 (97.6)	1 (1.2)	1 (1.2)	2
Pharmacy practice research can be done on routine patient care activities	82 (95.4)	4 (4.7)	0 (0.0)	2
Research in pharmacy practice help in identifying gaps to focus for improved practice	80 (93.0)	6 (7.0)	0 (0.0)	2
Research in a specific area of pharmacy practice contribute to health service development	81 (94.2)	4 (4.7)	1 (1.2)	2
Research in pharmacy practice is meant only for pharmacists in academia	6 (7.0)	3 (3.5)	77 (89.6)	4
Irrespective of the practice setting, pharmacist can carry out pharmacy practice research	84 (97.6)	1 (1.2)	1 (1.2)	2
Barrier and challenges to pharmacy practice-based research
Lack of requisite skills to get involved in pharmacy practice research	11 (12.8)	7 (8.1)	68 (79.1)	4
Inability to provide the necessary financial commitment for pharmacy practice-based research	45 (52.3)	12 (14.0)	29 (33.7)	2
Time constraints in combining professional service with research	37 (43.0)	10 (11.6)	39 (45.3)	3
Additional staff required for conduct of pharmacy practice-based research is not available	43 (50.0)	11 (12.8)	32 (37.3)	2
The lay-out of practice setting do not encourage research	28 (32.5)	13 (15.1)	45 (52.3)	4
Lack of access to patient’s data hinder pharmacy practice-based research	45 (52.3)	14 (16.3)	27 (31.4)	2
Acquisition of additional training in research is essential for effective pharmacy practice research	77 (89.5)	2 (2.3)	7 (8.1)	2
PPBR = Pharmacy practice-based research, N = number, SA = strongly agree (1), A = agree (2), UN = undecided (3), D = disagree (4), SD = strongly disagree (5)