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. 2017 Mar 15;15(1):881. doi: 10.18549/PharmPract.2017.01.881

Table 5.

Relationship between years of practice experience of community pharmacists and opinions on relevance and scope of pharmacy practice-based research.

Relevance and scope of PPBR Years of practice experience Frequency (%) Mean rank p-valuea
Pharmacy practice research is essential to pharmacy profession 5-10
11-15
16-20
>20		 49 (57.0)
12 (14.0)
8 (9.3)
17 (19.8)		 41.91*
48.92**
46.63 43.15		 0.74
Pharmacy practice research can be done in my area of practice 5-10
11-15
16-20
>20		 49 (57.0)
12 (14.0)
8 (9.3)
17 (19.8)		 45.47
37.71
29.06*
48.71** 		0.09
Pharmacy practice research can be done on routine patient care activities 5-10
11-15
16-20
>20		 49 (57.0)
12 (14.0)
8 (9.3)
17 (19.8)		 46.05
30.17*
40.38
47.03** 		0.12
Research in pharmacy practice help in identifying gaps to focus for improved practice 5-10
11-15
16-20
>20		 49 (57.0)
12 (14.0)
8 (9.3)
17 (19.8)		 43.55
36.00*
41.00
49.82** 		0.40
Research in a specific area of pharmacy practice contribute to health service development 5-10
11-15
16-20
>20		 49 (57.0)
12 (14.0)
8 (9.3)
17 (19.8		 41.68*
47.88**
42.56
46.09		 0.79
Research in pharmacy practice is meant only for pharmacists in academia 5-10
11-15
16-20
>20		 49 (57.0)
12 (14.0)
8 (9.3)
17 (19.8		 44.98
43.17
48.81**
36.97* 		0.56
Irrespective of the practice setting, pharmacist can carry out pharmacy practice research 5-10
11-15
16-20
>20		 49 (57.0)
12 (14.0)
8 (9.3)
17 (19.8		 43.50
40.46
39.75*
47.41** 		0.76

PPBR = Pharmacy practice-based research,

a

Kruskal Wallis test;

*

Lowest mean rank indicates those who mostly agreed with corresponding statement;

**

Highest mean rank suggests those who least agreed with corresponding statement