Factors Affecting Pharmaceutical Care in Drugstore:Survey of Xi'an City
- VernacularTitle:西安市药店药学服务的影响因素研究
- Author:
Yu FANG
;
Taikang HUANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Drugstore;
Pharmaceutical care;
Pharmacist;
Structural equation modeling
- From:
China Pharmacy
2005;0(16):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To explore pharmacist's cognition on the factors affecting the drugstore-based pharmaceutical care(PC),and to discuss the relationship between the influencing factors and the influencing degree of these factors on pharmacists.METHODS:A questionnaire survey was carried out among pharmacists in drugstores in Xi'an city and a structural equation modeling(SEM)was formed to verify the factors affecting the drugstore-based PC.RESULTS:The questionnaire survey response rate was 84.7%(133/157).The data obtained fit the theoretical model satisfactorily.Partial of the hypotheses have been proved.CONCLUSIONS:According to SEM testing results,the development of trade were positively related to drugstore;drugstore has a direct positive impact on social evaluation,the practice of basic PC and advanced PC in drugstores;the quality of pharmacists has a direct positive impact on the social evaluation and the practice of advanced PC in drugstores.