Table 2.
Characteristics of pharmacists participating in the survey
| Pharmacists | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | N = 27 | % |
| Sex | ||
| Women | 15 | 55.6 |
| Men | 12 | 44.4 |
| Number of years of experience as a pharmacist | ||
| 0-2 | 7 | 25.9 |
| 3-5 | 4 | 14.8 |
| 6-10 | 4 | 14.8 |
| > 10 | 11 | 40.7 |
| Missing | 1 | 3.7 |
| Type of pharmacy practice* | ||
| Community pharmacy | 26 | 96.3 |
| Health institution | 2 | 7.4 |
| Family medicine group | 2 | 7.4 |
| Other | 1 | 3.7 |
| Region of practice | ||
| Abitibi-Témiscamingue | 0 | 0 |
| Bas-St-Laurent | 0 | 0 |
| Capitale-Nationale | 4 | 14.8 |
| Centre-du-Québec | 0 | 0 |
| Chaudières-Appalaches | 2 | 7.4 |
| Côte-Nord | 1 | 3.7 |
| Estrie | 1 | 3.7 |
| Gaspésie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine | 0 | 0 |
| Lanaudière | 4 | 14.8 |
| Laurentides | 6 | 22.2 |
| Laval | 0 | 0 |
| Mauricie | 0 | 0 |
| Montérégie | 3 | 11.1 |
| Montréal | 3 | 11.1 |
| Nord-du-Québec | 0 | 0 |
| Outaouais | 2 | 7.4 |
| Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean | 1 | 3.7 |
| Number of months of involvement on Ask Your Pharmacist | ||
| ≤5 | 4 | 14.8 |
| 6-12 | 13 | 48.1 |
| 13-20 | 2 | 7.4 |
| >20 | 8 | 29.6 |
| Number of questions answered on Ask Your Pharmacist | ||
| 1-3 | 7 | 25.9 |
| 4-10 | 7 | 25.9 |
| 11-20 | 7 | 25.9 |
| 21-30 | 1 | 3.7 |
| >30 | 3 | 11.1 |
| Do not know | 2 | 7.4 |
| Type of device used to access Ask Your Pharmacists* | ||
| Personal computer | 23 | 85.2 |
| Personal tablet (e.g., iPad) | 3 | 11.1 |
| Personal smartphone | 15 | 55.6 |
| Pharmacy computer | 6 | 22.2 |
*
Total exceeds 100%, as more than 1 answer was possible.