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. 2017 Oct 4;150(6):387–396. doi: 10.1177/1715163517732089

Table 2.

Percentage of positive respondents and negative respondents who listed supportive or barrier themes*

Positive respondents, % (n)
(n = 236)
Negative respondents, % (n)
(n = 56)
Supportive themes
 Benefits to patients 37 (88) 9 (5)
 Benefits to pharmacy profession 22 (51) 0 (0)
 Benefits to physicians 8 (20) 0 (0)
 Benefits to health care system 19 (46) 2 (1)
Barrier themes
 Workload or workflow concerns 12 (29) 68 (38)
 Reimbursement concerns 16 (38) 13 (7)
 Patient safety 7 (16) 52 (29)
 Lack of training or expertise 6 (13) 11 (6)
 Not consistent with scope of practice 1 (3) 27 (15)
 Lack of prescribing rights 22 (51) 0 (0)
*

Positive respondents were those with a sentiment analysis score of 1 or 2 (very positive or moderately positive). Negative respondents were those with a sentiment analysis score of 4 or 5 (moderately negative or very negative). Neutral responses (n = 15) with a score of 3 were excluded.