TABLE 5.
Community pharmacists’ (CPs’) perceived enablers of and barriers related with knowledge, skills and self‐confidence in delivering pharmaceutical services during the COVID‐19 pandemic (N = 1098)
| Median [IQR] | Strongly disagreed (%) | Disagree (%) | Neither agree nor disagree (%) | Agree (%) | Strongly agree (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Component 1‐Knowledge, skills and self‐confidence | ||||||
| I know how to deliver pharmaceutical services in the COVID‐19 pandemic | 4.0 [4.0‐5.0] | 28 (2.6) | 50 (4.6) | 143 (13.0) | 585 (53.3) | 292 (26.6) |
| My role as a pharmacist in the COVID‐19 pandemic is clearly defined for me | 3.0 [2.0‐4.0] | 159 (14.5) | 290 (26.4) | 276 (25.1) | 277 (25.2) | 96 (8.7) |
| I have been trained to deliver pharmaceutical services in the COVID‐19 pandemic | 2.0 [1.0‐3.0] | 308 (28.1) | 379 (34.5) | 176 (16.0) | 182 (16.6) | 53 (4.8) |
| I am confident about how to deliver pharmaceutical services in the COVID‐19 pandemic | 4.0 [4.0‐5.0] | 10 (0.9) | 28 (2.6) | 128 (11.7) | 561 (51.1) | 371 (33.8) |
| I have long‐term goals related to delivering pharmaceutical services in the COVID‐19 pandemic | 3.0 [3.0‐4.0] | 34 (3.1) | 171 (15.6) | 439 (40.0) | 316 (28.8) | 138 (12.6) |
| I have a clear plan how I will deliver pharmaceutical services in the COVID‐19 pandemic | 4.0 [3.0‐4.0] | 32 (2.9) | 155 (14.1) | 343 (31.2) | 487 (44.4) | 81 (7.4) |
| I have a clear plan when I will deliver pharmaceutical services in the COVID‐19 pandemic | 4.0 [3.0‐4.0] | 36 (3.3) | 166 (15.1) | 345 (31.4) | 468 (42.6) | 83 (7.6) |
| Delivering pharmaceutical services in the COVID‐19 pandemic is something I do routinely | 4.0 [2.0‐4.0] | 80 (7.3) | 227 (20.7) | 193 (17.6) | 487 (44.4) | 111 (10.1) |
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Cronbach's alpha: 0.812 Median: 3.38 IQR (interquartile range): 3.0‐3.8 |
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