Table 2.

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

Relevance and scope of PPBR	Response options N (%)			Median
	SA & A	UN	SD & D
Pharmacy practice research is essential to pharmacy profession	64 (98.5)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.5)	1
Pharmacy practice research can be done in my area of practice	64 (98.5)	1 (1.5)	0 (0.0)	1
Pharmacy practice research can be done on routine patient care activities	64 (98.5)	1 (1.5)	0 (0.0)	1
Research in pharmacy practice help in identifying gaps to focus for improved practice	62 (95.3)	3 (4.6)	0 (0.0)	1
Research in a specific area of pharmacy practice contribute to health service development	63 (97.0)	1 (1.5)	1 (1.5)	1
Research in pharmacy practice is meant only for pharmacists in academia	3 (4.6)	3 (4.6)	59 (90.7)	5
Irrespective of the practice setting, pharmacist can carry out pharmacy practice research	63 (96.9)	0 (0.0)	2 (3.1)	1
Barrier and challenges to pharmacy practice-based research
Lack of requisite skills to get involved in pharmacy practice research	7 (10.8)	1 (1.5)	57 (87.7)	4
Inability to provide the necessary financial commitment for pharmacy practice-based research	38 (58.5)	1 (1.5)	26 (40.0)	2
Time constraints in combining professional service with research	17 (26.2)	12 (18.5)	36 (55.4)	4
Additional staff required for conduct of pharmacy practice-based research is not available	33 (50.8)	6 (9.2)	26 (40.0)	2
The lay-out of practice setting do not encourage research	13 (20.0)	5 (7.7)	47 (72.3)	4
Lack of access to patient’s data hinder pharmacy practice-based research	33 (50.8)	8 (12.3)	24 (36.9)	2
Acquisition of additional training in research is essential for effective pharmacy practice research	55 (84.3)	8 (12.3)	2 (3.0)	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)