Table 3.
Frequencies and Percentages of the Participant’s Responses to PCAS
Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|
All pharmacist should perform pharmaceutical care | SA | 324 | 76.8 |
A | 98 | 23.2 | |
Neut | 0 | 0.0 | |
DA | 0 | 0.0 | |
SDA | 0 | 0.0 | |
The primary responsibility of pharmacist in the health care setting should be to prevent and solve medication-related problems | SA | 195 | 46.2 |
A | 195 | 46.2 | |
Neut | 13 | 3.1 | |
DA | 19 | 4.5 | |
SDA | 0 | 0.0 | |
Pharmacist primary responsibility should be to practice pharmaceutical care | SA | 126 | 29. |
A | 226 | 53.6 | |
Neut | 70 | 16.6 | |
DA | 0 | 0.0 | |
SDA | 0 | 0.0 | |
Pharmacy students can perform pharmaceutical care during clerkship | SA | 128 | 30.3 |
A | 186 | 44.1 | |
Neut | 64 | 15.2 | |
DA | 34 | 8.1 | |
SDA | 10 | 2.4 | |
I think that the practice of pharmaceutical care is visible | SA | 86 | 20.4 |
A | 243 | 57. | |
Neut | 38 | 9.0 | |
DA | 32 | 7. | |
SDA | 23 | 5. | |
Providing pharmaceutical care takes too much time and effort | SA | 76 | 18.0 |
A | 193 | 45.7 | |
Neut | 68 | 16.1 | |
DA | 65 | 15. | |
SDA | 20 | 4.7 | |
I would like to perform pharmaceutical care as a pharmacist practitioner | SA | 152 | 36.0 |
A | 174 | 41. | |
Neut | 60 | 14. | |
DA | 18 | 4.3 | |
SDA | 18 | 4.3 | |
Providing pharmaceutical care is professionally rewarding | SA | 145 | 34.4 |
A | 200 | 47.4 | |
Neut | 41 | 9.7 | |
DA | 19 | 4.5 | |
SDA | 17 | 4.0 | |
I feel that the pharmaceutical care is the right direction for the provision to be headed | SA | 126 | 29.9 |
A | 245 | 58.1 | |
Neut | 51 | 12.1 | |
DA | 0 | 0.0 | |
SDA | 0 | 0.0 | |
I feel that the pharmaceutical care movement would benefits pharmacist | SA | 118 | 28.0 |
A | 208 | 49.3 | |
Neut | 86 | 20.4 | |
DA | 0 | 0.0 | |
SDA | 10 | 2.4 | |
I feel that the pharmaceutical care movement will improve patient health | SA | 194 | 46.0 |
A | 167 | 39.6 | |
Neut | 10 | 2.4 | |
DA | 51 | 12.1 | |
SDA | 0 | 0.0 | |
I feel that practicing pharmaceutical care will benefit my professional pharmacy career as a pharmacy practitioner | SA | 152 | 36.0 |
A | 204 | 48.3 | |
Neut | 56 | 13.3 | |
DA | 0 | 0.0 | |
SDA | 10 | 2.4 | |
Providing pharmaceutical care is not worth the additional workload that it place on the pharmacist | SA | 110 | 26.1 |
A | 150 | 35.5 | |
Neut | 80 | 19.0 | |
DA | 64 | 15.2 | |
SDA | 18 | 4.3 |
Abbreviations: SA, strongly agree; A, agree; Neut, neutral; DA, disagree; SDA, strongly disagree.