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. 2022 Nov 11;20(4):2744. doi: 10.18549/PharmPract.2022.4.2744

Table 2.

Exploratory Factor Analysis for English questionnaire III (Pharmacist perception)

Variable Factor analysis Test for sample adequacy
Factor loadings* Eigen value % of variance KMO-MSA** Bartlett’s test of sphericity
χ2 value df p value
Dispensing system (Factor 1)
Do you feel the dispensing system adopted in your pharmacy supports your skill? 0.998 1.704 56.8% 0.906 24.2 3 <0.001
Is the dispensing system in your pharmacy considered safe to the patient? 0.768 0.008
Is the dispensing system in your pharmacy need to be changed in your hospital? 0.737 -0.001
Dispensing practice (Factor 2)
Do you have sufficient time to review (check for prescription error) for each prescription? 0.844 2.433 48.7% 0.813 49.3 10 <0.001
Do you have sufficient time to dispense each prescription? 0.844 0.279
Do you have sufficient time to label each prescription? 0.708 0.009
Do you have sufficient time to review the medications before dispensing? 0.706 -0.109
Do you have sufficient time for inventory control (maintenance of stock) in your pharmacy? 0.650 -0.171
Patient education (Factor 3)
Do you have sufficient time to answer the patient questions? 0.721 1.040 52% 0.900 28.67 1 <0.001
Do you have sufficient time for patient medication counseling? 0.721 0.00