Work Pressure for Pharmacist With Home Pharmaceutical Care

Completed

• Conditions: Pressure Factors; Intention of Leaving the Service; Work Load.

• Registration Number: NCT02028793
• Lead Sponsor: Taichung Veterans General Hospital

Brief Summary

National Health Insurance Administration, Taiwan has provided a protocol for community pharmacist to offer home pharmaceutical care for the patients with high health expenditures. Since community pharmacists need to visit patients for consultation and check their medications, it has been thought to have pressure for them in various areas. This study intends to investigate the factors related to the pressure and intention for leaving this protocol. The hypothesis are that community pharmacist who works longer, has economic pressure, and longer year of practice will have higher pressure and strong intention for leaving.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-11
• Study First Submitted: 2013-11-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-01-06
• Study First Posted: 2014-01-07
• Status Verified: 2014-08
• Primary Completion: 2014-08
• Study Completion: 2014-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-08-27
• Last Update Posted: 2014-08-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 160

Inclusion Criteria

• community pharmacists who attend the protocol.

Exclusion Criteria

• community pharmacists who attend any other home pharmaceutical care projects (any types).

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
intention to leave the service	up to four months	community pharmacist who provides the service will have chance to fill the questionnaire. the major outcome will be his/her intention to leave the service.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
work pressure	up to four months	each community pharmacist will be asked through questionnaire regarding their work pressure related to the pharmaceutical care.
work load	up to four months	each community pharmacist attends the study will provide what they though about the loading in offering pharmaceutical care.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Community Pharmacies; 🇨🇳 All cities in Taiwan, Taiwan