Table 3.
Pharmacists’ self-perceived role competence in COVID-19 disease (N = 486).
| Statement | Frequency (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly Disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly Agree | Mean (SD) | |
| Reminding clienteles to keep good hand hygiene, maintain distancing behaviours, avoiding crowded places, and other infection control measures. | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (1.0) | 100 (20.6) | 380 (78.2) | 4.77 (0.48) |
| Pharmacists may help expedite the referral process for patients with sign and symptoms of COVOD-19 | 4 (0.8) | 11 (2.3) | 38 (7.8) | 154 (31.7) | 279 (57.4) | 4.43 (.74) |
| Pharmacists can help provide patients with necessary information about COVID-19 (e.g., signs and symptoms) to reduce visits to healthcare facilities | 1 (0.2) | 4 (0.8) | 16 (3.3) | 154 (31.7) | 311 (64.0) | 4.58 (0.62) |
| Pharmacists can advise people about the most effective way clean hands and how to correctly put on a face mask | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.4) | 11 (2.3) | 143 (29.4) | 329 (67.7) | 4.64 (0.57) |
| Pharmacists can continue to direct clienteles to reliable resources of information such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the CDC, and local health departments | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.4) | 21 (4.3) | 154 (31.7) | 309 (63.6) | 4.58 (0.59) |
| Pharmacists should continue to provide over-the-counter treatments for patients suffering from coughs, nasal congestion, runny nose, pain, fever, and sore throat when needed. | 15 (3.1) | 40 (8.2) | 84 (17.3) | 149 (30.7) | 198 (40.7) | 3.98 (0.98) |
| Pharmacists have the ability to identify patients who have the health risk factors for COVID-19 | 11 (2.3) | 49 (10.1) | 113 (23.3) | 163 (33.5) | 150 (30.9) | 3.62 (0.95) |
| Pharmacists should remain up-to-date on the latest information so they can help provide the appropriate management for COVID-19 patients | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 147 (30.2) | 336 (69.1) | 4.68 (0.52) |