Table 4 Level of satisfaction of the health care providers on the roles of clinical pharmacists by work experience, September 2014
Current Clinical Pharmacists’ Activities in their setting | Years of work experience | Satisfied; N (%) | Not satisfied; N (%) | AOR (95 % CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinical pharmacists provide timely information on drug availability*** | <2 years | 171 (44.0) | 63 (43.4) | 1.00 |
2–5 years | 103 (26.5) | 45 (31.0) | 0.72 [0.42–1.25] | |
>5 years | 115 (29.5) | 37 (25.5) | 0.50 [0.26–0.98]* | |
Total | 389 (73.0) | 145 (27.0) | ||
Clinical pharmacists provide information on appropriate route of administration | <2 years | 166 (43.0) | 68 (47.5) | 1.00 |
2–5 years | 111 (28.0) | 37 (26.0) | 1.11 [0.63–1.94] | |
>5 years | 114 (29.0) | 38 (26.5) | 0.64 [0.33–1.24] | |
Total | 391 (73.0) | 143 (27.0) | ||
Clinical pharmacists participate in preventing, detecting and resolving any drug interaction | <2 years | 164 (43.0) | 70 (46.6) | 1.00 |
2–5 years | 106 (27.0) | 42 (28.0) | 0.83 [0.48–1.43] | |
>5 years | 114 (30.0) | 38 (25.3) | 0.57 [0.29–1.11] | |
Total | 384 (72.0) | 150 (28.0) | ||
Clinical pharmacist involve in side effect prevention and management | <2 years | 167 (42.0) | 67 (48.5) | 1.00 |
2–5 years | 109 (27.5) | 39 (28.2) | 0.92 [0.53–1.58] | |
>5 years | 120 (30.3) | 32 (23.2) | 0.86 [0.43–1.70] | |
Total | 396 (74.0) | 138 (26.0) | ||
Clinical pharmacists counsel patients regarding the safe & appropriate use of medications | <2 years | 172 (43.0) | 62 (46.3) | 1.00 |
2–5 years | 111 (28.0) | 37 (27.6) | 0.89 [0.51–1.55] | |
>5 years | 116 (29.0) | 35 (26.1) | 0.61 [0.31–1.20] | |
Total | 399 (75.0) | 134 (25.0) | ||
Clinical pharmacists participate in dose calculation for patients | <2 years | 155 (42.0) | 79 (50.0) | 1.00 |
2–5 years | 108 (29.0) | 40 (25.3) | 1.01 [0.59–1.73] | |
>5 years | 113 (30.5) | 39 (24.6) | 0.68 [0.35–1.31] | |
Total | 370 (70.0) | 158 (30.0) | ||
Overall satisfaction towards Clinical pharmacy services in your setting | <2 years | 164 (44.0) | 68 (44.4) | 1.00 |
2–5 years | 108 (29.0) | 38 (24.8) | 0.99 [0.58–1.72] | |
>5 years | 103 (27.5) | 47 (30.7) | 0.57 [0.30–1.10] | |
Total | 375 (71.0) | 153 (29.0) | ||
Clinical pharmacists advise about cost effective medication alternatives*** | <2 years | 111 (52.0) | 40 (54.7) | 1.00 |
2–5 years | 55 (26.0) | 17 (23.3) | 0.73 [0.33–1.58] | |
>5 years | 48 (22.4) | 16 (22.0) | 0.24 [0.08–0.68]* | |
Total | 214 (74.6) | 73 (25.4) | ||
Clinical pharmacists provide information on alternative drug regimen | <2 years | 118 (52.5) | 33 (52.4) | 1.00 |
2–5 years | 57 (25.3) | 16 (25.4) | 0.631 [0.284–1.402] | |
>5 years | 50 (22.2) | 14 (22.2) | 0.268 [0.094–0.762]* | |
Total | 225 (58) | 63 (42) | ||
Clinical pharmacists actively participate in bed side discussions to assist clinicians on therapeutic care plan and drug selection | <2 years | 90 (50.0) | 60 (57.0) | 1.00 |
2–5 years | 52 (29.0) | 20 (19.0) | 1.115 [0.550–2.259] | |
>5 years | 39 (21.5) | 25 (24.0) | 0.359 [0.144–0.890]* | |
Total | 181 (63.3) | 105 (46.7) |