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AuthorDahmani, Sara
AuthorCerbito, Emelith Florendo
AuthorHamad, Anas
AuthorYusuff, Kazeem Babatunde
Available date2023-09-12T15:00:10Z
Publication Date2022-01-01
Publication NameJournal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10781552221141696
CitationDahmani, S., Cerbito, E. F., Hamad, A., & Yusuff, K. B. (2022). Predictors of community pharmacists’ readiness to manage the effective and safe use of oral anticancer medicines in a developing setting. Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice, 10781552221141696.‏
ISSN10781552
URIhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85142749155&origin=inward
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/47454
AbstractBackground: There is a paucity of studies about the readiness of community pharmacists to manage the safe and effective use of oral anticancer medicines (OAMs) in developing settings. Objectives: Using the readiness component (knowledge and willingness) of the situational theory of leadership, the study assessed community pharmacists’ readiness to manage the safe and effective use of OAMs in Qatar, and also identified its significant predictors. Methods: A cross-sectional assessment of 252 community pharmacists was conducted with a pre-tested 48-item questionnaire. Readiness was assessed with a 5-point Likert-type scale and the maximum obtainable score was 70. The mean was used as the cut-off point to categorize willingness and knowledge as either high (≥ mean) or low (< mean). Independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance and multiple linear regression was used for data analyses. Results: The mean SD score for the readiness of community pharmacists was 39.3 ± 11.2 (min = 11, max = 70). Only a minority of the respondents expressed an excellent understanding of the chemotherapy cycles (19.6%; 45/230), and familiarity with targeted anticancer therapy (14.3%; 33/230), side effects (22.2%; 51/230), and dosing of OAMs (14.4%; 33/230). Employment status, number of OAMs prescriptions dispensed per month and adequacy of the contents related to OAMs in undergraduate training were the significant predictors of readiness (R2 = 0.558, (F (11, 209) = 3.559, p = 0.0001). Conclusions: Community pharmacists’ readiness appear inadequate especially regarding its dosing, side effects, handling, and disposal of OAMs. These inadequacies probably underline community pharmacists’ low familiarity and comfortability with dispensing and educating patients on the effective and safe use of OAMs.
SponsorThis work was supported by a Undergraduate Research Experience Program (UREP) award [UREP27-058-3-022] from the Qatar National Research Fund (grant number UREP27-058-3-022) (a member of The Qatar Foundation). The contents are solely the responsibility of the authors.
Languageen
PublisherSAGE Publications Ltd
SubjectCommunity pharmacists
oral anticancer medicines
predictors
readiness
TitlePredictors of community pharmacists’ readiness to manage the effective and safe use of oral anticancer medicines in a developing setting
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