Table 4.

Patient need for community-based pharmaceutical care services in the outpatient antimicrobial stewardship program (n = 112); 5-point Likert scale from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5).

Statement	Mean ± SD
The abuse of antimicrobials would be reduced by the active involvement of pharmacists in infectious disease management.	3.9 ± 1.0
Antibiotic resistance would be decreased by the active involvement of pharmacists in infectious disease management.	3.8 ± 1.0
Treatment outcomes of infectious diseases would be improved with stronger antimicrobial knowledge of pharmacists.	4.0 ± 1.0
Pharmacists’ knowledge of antibiotics is irrelevant to the effectiveness of infectious disease treatment.	2.1 ± 0.9
Pharmacists’ intervention helps the physician choose appropriate antimicrobial therapy.	4.1 ± 0.9
Pharmacists’ intervention prevents excessive antibiotic prescriptions.	3.7 ± 1.0
Pharmacists’ intervention saves antimicrobial drug costs.	3.4 ± 1.1
Pharmacists need to validate antibiotic prescriptions and monitor resistance status continuously.	4.2 ± 0.8
Treatment outcomes of infectious diseases would be improved by pharmacy education for other healthcare professionals.	4.1 ± 0.8
Consideration of local infection prevalence and resistance pattern would improve antimicrobial treatment outcomes.	4.1 ± 0.8