Table 1.
Participant demographic data
| Respondent characteristics | N = 356a |
|---|---|
| Female | 182 (51.1) |
| Average age, y | 63.8 ± 7.4 |
| Household income | |
| < $50,000 | 151 (42.4) |
| $50,000–$100,000 | 132 (37.1) |
| > $100,000 | 73 (20.5) |
| Employment status | |
| Employed | 155 (43.5) |
| Retired | 145 (40.7) |
| Unemployed | 56 (15.7) |
| Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino | 48 (13.5) |
| Race | |
| Caucasian | 265 (74.4) |
| Black | 46 (12.9) |
| Other | 35 (9.8) |
| Did not answer | 10 (2.8) |
| Education level | |
| ≤ GRE | 69 (19.4) |
| Some college, no degree | 96 (26.9) |
| College degree | 191 (53.6) |
| U.S. region | |
| Northeast | 68 (19.1) |
| Midwest | 77 (21.6) |
| South | 131 (36.8) |
| West | 80 (22.5) |
| Urban-rural region | |
| Urban | 323 (90.7) |
| Rural | 33 (9.3) |
| Health status | |
| Excellent | 42 (11.8) |
| Good | 176 (49.4) |
| Fair | 94 (26.4) |
| Poor | 44 (12.4) |
| Poor health affecting usual activities within the past month, Yes | 119 (33.4) |
| Days affected by poor health within the past month (n = 119) | 4.0 [2, 10] |
| Have used prescription medication within past year | 309 (86.8) |
| No. medications used in the past month (n = 309) | 3 [2, 5] |
| Type of pharmacy used (n = 309) | |
| Chain | 108 (35) |
| Grocery store | 44 (14.2) |
| Department store | 40 (12.9) |
| Independent pharmacy | 28 (9.1) |
| Other (e.g., VA, Internet, mail order) | 89 (28.8) |
| Total no. pharmacies used (n = 309) | 1.3 ± 1.0 |
| Years with primary pharmacy (n = 309) | 9.2 ± 9.1 |
| Satisfaction with primary pharmacy (n = 309) | |
| Extremely satisfied | 202 (65.4) |
| Somewhat satisfied | 90 (29.1) |
| Neither satisfied or dissatisfied | 9 (2.9) |
| Somewhat dissatisfied | 7 (2.3) |
| Extremely dissatisfied | 1 (0.3) |
| Have at least 1 person you consider your personal pharmacist (n = 309) | 115 (37.2) |
| Comfort level speaking with your pharmacist (n = 115) | |
| Extremely comfortable | 72 (62.6) |
| Somewhat comfortable | 38 (33.0) |
| Neither comfortable or uncomfortable | 5 (4.4) |
| Somewhat or extremely uncomfortable | 0 (0) |
| Previous MTM experience | 59 (16.6) |
| Previous pharmacist CPA experience | 33 (9.3) |
Abbreviations used: CPA, collaborative practice agreement; GRE, Graduate Record Examinations; VA, Veterans’ Administration pharmacy; MTM, medication medication therapy management.
Note: Continuous data reported as mean ± SD and median [Q1, Q3], categorical data reported as n (%).
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Unless otherwise noted, reduced sample on questions is due to branching logic in the survey.