Table 1 Descriptive statistics of community pharmacies participating in NC-CPESN
Characteristics | Implementers (n = 113) Mean (SD) or % | Non-implementers (n = 78) Mean (SD) or % | Total (n = 191) Mean (SD) or % | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Key independent variables | ||||
 Implementation climate | 11.81 (3.0252) | 3.55 (3.064)*** | 8.37 (5.087) | 0–16 |
 Innovation-values fit | 13.55 (2.0218) | 11.06 (3.99)*** | 12.51 (3.231) | 0–16 |
Patient needs and resources | ||||
 Rural location | 57.78 | 42.22 | 23.56 | 0–1 |
 Clinical factors | 31.94 (29.78) | 39.63 (29.40) | 35.08 (29.8) | 1–100 |
 Social factors | 44.07 (30.8) | 46.36 (33.17) | 45.01 (31.8) | 1–100 |
 340B participation | 69.12 | 30.88* | 36.76 | 0–1 |
 Proportion of high-risk patients | 0.42 (0.14) | 0.36 (0.18)** | 0.40 (0.16) | 0–0.87 |
Available resources | ||||
 Presence of a clinical pharmacist | 86.49 | 13.51*** | 19.37 | 0–1 |
 Total number of staff | 12.83 (6.464) | 11.53 (8.827) | 12.30 (7.525) | 1–40 |
 Presence of pharmacy student or resident | 92.86 | 7.14*** | 21.99 | 0–1 |
Access to knowledge about the intervention | ||||
 Amount of experience with NC-CPESN (months) | 34.37 (7.0546) | 27.05 (7.96)*** | 31.38 (8.249) | 12.1–44.7 |
 Past performance with NC-CPESN | 0.03 (0.04) | 0.00 (0.00)** | 0.02 (0.0) | 0–0.31 |
 Participation in Medicare Part D MTM | 67.27 | 32.73*** | 86.39 | 0–1 |
Structural characteristics | ||||
 Independent pharmacy | 57.83 | 42.17 | 43.46 | 0–1 |
 Low prescription volume | 56.06 | 43.94 | 34.55 | 0–1 |
 Established pharmacy | 45.13 | 30.77 | 39.27 | 0–1 |