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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Factors influencing pharmacists’ adoption of prescribing: qualitative application of the diffusion of innovations theory

 

N = 38(%)

 

Gender (male)

14 (36.8%)

 

Additional Prescribing Authorization (Yes)

13 (34.2%)

Years in Practice

 1-5

6 (15.8%)

 6-10

5 (13.2%)

 11-15

3 (7.9%)

 16-20

7 (18.4%)

 21-25

3 (7.9%)

 26-30

6 (15.8%)

 30+

8 (21.1%)

 

Employer or Employee Status

 Owner or Director

5 (13.2%)

 

 Clinical Practice Leader

3 (7.9%)

 

 Manager or Designate

5 (13.2%)

 

 Staff Pharmacist

22 (57.9%)

 

 Other

3 (7.9%)

 

Practice Site 1*

Site 1

Site 2

 Community: Chain or Franchise

11 (28.9%)

4 (10.5%)

 Community: Independent

7 (18.4%)

1 (2.6%)

 Hospital in-patient

5 (13.2%)

5 (13.2%)

 PCN**

8 (21.1%)

1 (2.6%)

 Speciality Clinic

2 (5.3%)

1 (2.6%)

 Other

5 (13.2%)

2 (5. 3%)

Pharmacy Setting

 Rural

11 (28.9%)

 

 Edmonton

13 (34.2%)

 Calgary

5 (13.2%)

 Urban Other

9 (23.7%)

 

Work Status:

 Full time

32 (84.2%)

 

 Part time

5 (13.2%)

 

 Parental Leave

1 (2.6%)

 
  1. *If more than one practice, practice 1 is the site with the most patient centered care.
  2. **Primary Care Network=Pharmacists work in a physician’s office as in an interprofessional team.
  3. Site 1&2== anticoagulation management services.
  4. Site 1=3 long term care, 1 contract; Site 2=1 long term care, 1 hospital outpatient.