The specialized competency framework for community pharmacists (SCF-CP) in Lebanon: validation and evaluation of the revised version

Table 3 Structural validity through Pearson correlation analysis of the framework domains

	Domain 0	Domain 1	Domain 2	Domain 3	Domain 4	Domain 5
Total framework	0.902	0.942	0.879	0.948	0.881	0.917
Domain 0		0.840	0.737	0.802	0.751	0.771
0.1 Legal Considerations	0.711
0.2 Product Procurement and Management	0.839
0.3 Compounding	0.547
0.4 Pharmacy Operation	0.945
0.5 Quality Improvement	0.740
0.6 Pharmacy Automation	0.704
Domain 1	0.840		0.790	0.881	0.788	0.814
1.1 Clinical Skills		0.913
1.2 Medication Therapy Management		0.903
1.3 Compliance and Adherence		0.845
1.4 Problem-Solving/ Referrals		0.808
1.5 Over-the-Counter Medicine		0.812
1.6 Pharmacovigilance		0.779
Domain 2	0.737	0.790		0.818	0.752	0.774
2.1 Functions			0.928
2.2 Managed Care/Drug Coverage Policies			0.948
Domain 3	0.802	0.881	0.818		0.837	0.832
3.1 Health Literacy				0.831
3.2 Patient Communication				0.861
3.3 Health Professional Communication				0.847
3.4 Team Communication				0.918
3.5 Leadership Abilities and Personal Skills				0.929
3.6 Drug Information Skills				0.847
3.7 Ethical Considerations				0.822
Domain 4	0.751	0.788	0.752	0.837		0.829
Domain 5	0.771	0.814	0.774	0.832	0.829
5.1 Emergency Preparedness and Response						0.887
5.2 Operations Management						0.891
5.3 Patient Care and Population Health Interventions						0.854
5.4 Evaluation, Research, and Dissemination for Impact and Outcomes						0.751

*All computed p-values are < 0.001
Domain 0 = Fundamental Skills; Domain 1 = Safe and Rational Use of medicines; Domain 2 = Pharmacy Management; Domain 3 = Professional Skills; Domain 4 = Public Health Fundamentals; Domain 5 = Preparedness and Response to Emergency

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