Table 3.
Physicians’ and nurses’ assessments of competency in pharmacists.
| Question Items | 1 Agree Number (%) |
2 Slightly Agree Number (%) |
3 Slightly Disagree Number (%) |
4 Disagree Number (%) |
Mean (S.D.) | Mann–Whitney U Test | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | N | P | N | P | N | P | N | P | N | ||
| Competency 1: Professionalism |
118 (38.8%) |
118 (35.1%) |
157 (51.6%) |
161 (47.9%) |
24 (7.9%) |
55 (16.4%) |
5 (1.6%) |
2 (0.6%) |
1.72 (0.04) |
1.82 (0.04) |
0.07 |
| Competency 2: Patient-oriented attitude |
106 (34.9%) |
90 (26.8%) |
149 (49.0%) |
161 (47.9%) |
44 (14.5%) |
76 (22.6%) |
5 (1.6%) |
9 (2.7%) |
1.83 (0.04) |
2.01 (0.04) |
0.00 ※※ |
| Competency 3: Instruction to patients (communication skill) |
117 (38.5%) |
142 (42.3%) |
165 (54.3%) |
159 (47.3%) |
19 (6.3%) |
32 (9.5%) |
3 (1.0%) |
3 (0.9%) |
1.70 (0.04) |
1.69 (0.04) |
0.70 |
| Competency 4: Interprofessional collaboration |
95 (31.3%) |
104 (31.0%) |
170 (55.9%) |
163 (48.5%) |
33 (10.9%) |
64 (19.0%) |
6 (2.0%) |
5 (1.5%) |
1.84 (0.04) |
1.91 (0.04) |
0.20 |
| Competency 5–1: More fundamental basic science than P or N |
30 (9.9%) |
104 (31.0%) |
83 (27.3%) |
186 (55.4%) |
165 (54.3%) |
42 (12.5%) |
26 (8.6%) |
4 (1.2%) |
2.62 (0.05) |
1.84 (0.04) |
0.00 ※※ |
| Competency 5–2: More pharmaceutical knowledge than P or N |
118 (38.8%) |
240 (71.4%) |
143 (47.0%) |
82 (24.4%) |
35 (11.5%) |
13 (3.9%) |
8 (2.6%) |
1 (0.3%) |
1.78 (0.04) |
1.33 (0.03) |
0.00 ※※ |
| Competency 6–1: Prescription analytical skill or case analytical skill |
15 (4.9%) |
77 (22.9%) |
118 (38.8%) |
183 (54.5%) |
145 (47.7%) |
70 (20.8%) |
26 (8.6%) |
6 (1.8%) |
2.60 (0.04) |
2.01 (0.04) |
0.00 ※※ |
| Competency 6–2: Problem-solving |
34 (11.2%) |
55 (16.4%) |
166 (54.6%) |
161 (47.9%) |
94 (30.9%) |
109 (32.4%) |
10 (3.3%) |
11 (3.3%) |
2.26 (0.04) |
2.23 (0.04) |
0.61 |
| Competency 7: Community health and medical care |
62 (20.4%) |
78 (23.2%) |
165 (54.3%) |
151 (44.9%) |
71 (23.4%) |
98 (29.2%) |
6 (2.0%) |
9 (2.7%) |
2.07 (0.04) |
2.11 (0.04) |
0.46 |
| Competency 8: Research competency |
38 (12.5%) |
81 (24.1%) |
150 (49.3%) |
177 (52.7%) |
107 (35.2%) |
72 (21.4%) |
9 (3.0%) |
6 (1.8%) |
2.29 (0.04) |
2.01 (0.04) |
0.00 ※※ |
| Competency 9: Lifelong learning |
71 (23.4%) |
106 (31.5%) |
187 (61.5%) |
172 (51.2%) |
38 (12.5%) |
52 (15.5%) |
8 (2.6%) |
6 (1.8%) |
1.94 (0.04) |
1.88 (0.04) |
0.18 |
| Competency 10: Education and training |
64 (21.1%) |
81 (24.1%) |
188 (61.8%) |
174 (51.8%) |
46 (15.1%) |
74 (22.0%) |
6 (2.0%) |
7 (2.1%) |
1.98 (0.04) |
2.02 (0.04) |
0.48 |
| Pharmacists are ready to work in the medical field | 107 (35.2%) |
102 (30.4%) |
154 (50.7%) |
168 (50.0%) |
37 (12.2%) |
63 (18.8%) |
6 (2.0%) |
3 (0.9%) |
1.81 (0.04) |
1.90 (0.04) |
0.07 |
| Do you want to conduct research with pharmacists? | 39 (12.8%) |
45 (13.4%) |
125 (41.1%) |
132 (39.3%) |
120 (39.5%) |
128 (38.1%) |
20 (6.6%) |
31 (9.2%) |
2.4 (0.05) |
2.43 (0.05) |
0.65 |
| Pharmacists should play a greater role as medical professionals | 71 (23.4%) |
99 (29.5%) |
170 (55.9%) |
174 (51.8%) |
60 (19.7%) |
57 (17.0%) |
3 (1.0%) |
6 (1.8%) |
1.98 (0.04) |
1.91 (0.04) |
0.14 |
P: Physicians, n = 304, N: Nurses, n = 336, ※※: p < 0.01.