Written by PTB Reports, 2023, 9, 1, 11-19.
DOI: 10.5530/PTB.2023.9.2
Published: November 2023
Type: Research Article
Authors: Yousef Ahmed Alomi, Ghudair Tashan Alanazi, Maha Hussein Almadany, Abeer Hussin Almasoudi, and Khawla Ibrahim Al-shahrani
Author(s) affiliations:
Yousef Ahmed Alomi*, BSc. Pharm, MSc. Clin Pharm, BCPS, BCNSP, DiBA, CDE, Critical Care Clinical Pharmacist, TPN Clinical Pharmacist, Freelancer Business Planner, Content Editor, and Data Analyst, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ghudair Tashan Alanazi, BSc. Pharm, Pharm.D, MSc. Clin Pharm, Diploma of Epid, Critical Care Clinical Pharmacist, Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist, MOH, Hafrbatin, Saudi Arabia.
Maha Hussein Almadany, Bsc. Pharm, Health Care Quality Management Professional Diploma (HCQM), Pharmacy Quality department, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Medical City, Al Madina Al Monwarah, Saudi Arabia.
Abeer Hussin Almasoudi, BSc. Pharm, BCPS, Director, Administration of Research and Studies, Ministry of Health, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Khawla Ibrahim Al-shahrani, Pharm D, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract
Objectives: To explore the pharmacist’s knowledge about voluntary or charitable pharmaceutical care in Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: It analyzes a cross-sectional survey discussing pharmacist’s knowledge about voluntary or charitable pharmaceutical care services in Saudi Arabia. The survey consisted of respondents’ demographic information about pharmacists and general information about charity pharmacy practice, pharmacists’ knowledge about voluntary or charitable pharmaceutical care services, and voluntary or charitable pharmacy practice resources. The 5-point Likert response scale system was used with closed-ended questions. The survey was validated through the revision of expert reviewers and pilot testing. Besides, various tests of reliability, McDonald’s ω, Cronbach alpha, Gutmann’s λ2, and Gutmann’s λ6 been done with the study. The data analysis of the pharmacist knowledge of charity pharmacies is done through the survey monkey system. Besides, the Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS), Jeffery’s Amazing Statistics Program (JASP), and Microsoft Excel sheet version 16. Results: A total number of 578 pharmacists responded to the questionnaire. Onehalf of the responders knew about pharmacy volunteering activities 230 (57.09%). Most pharmacists did not participate in the volunteering activities because they did not have time for it 197 (41.21%), they did not need it 141 (29.50%), and they did not take any educational or training 120 (25.10%), or volunteering activities is difficult to understand 105 (21.97%). Less than one-half of responders only know where to go if they want to participate in Charity Pharmacy at their work 243 (42.26%) or participate in Charity Pharmacy outside their work 259 (44.97%). The average score of level knowledge of the pharmacy volunteer was (3.44). The element “Vision and mission of Charity Pharmacy” obtained the highest score (3.81). The average score of the level information of the resources about charity pharmacies was (3.52). The resources of the “Governmental sector” obtained the highest score (3.71), followed by “General medical or health society” (3.59). Conclusion: The average knowledge of pharmacy professionals of charitable pharmaceuticals care services was insufficient. Therefore, targeting awareness and training programs about charitable pharmacy services is highly suggested to improve learning and participation in the future.