Table 4 Bivariate comparison of the CP counseling practice score on TCS use with demographic, practice-related factors
Mean practice score (SD) | Correlation coefficient | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) € | -0.18 | 0.009* | |
Sex ¶ | |||
Male | 14.72 (3.27) | 0.062 | |
Female | 15.63 (3.15) | ||
Ethnicity ¥ | |||
Chinese | 15.15 (3.38) | 0.145 | |
Malay | 15.39 (2.80) | ||
Others | 16.30 (2.56) | ||
Pharmacy location ¶ | |||
Selangor | 15.22 (3.29) | 0.415 | |
Kuala Lumpur & Putrajaya | 15.58 (3.08) | ||
Type of Pharmacy ¶ | |||
Pharmacy chain | 15.46 (3.11) | 0.575 | |
Independent Pharmacy | 15.20 (0.39) | ||
Work status ¶ | 15.44 (3.27) | ||
Part-time | 14.89 (2.70) | 0.397 | |
Full-time | 15.44 (3.27) | ||
Experience as a community Pharmacist (years) € | -0.09 | 0.188 | |
Education ¶ | |||
Degree | 15.45 (3.13) | 0.287 | |
Post-graduate | 14.08 (4.17) | ||
Trained in ADE ¶ | |||
No | 14.10 (3.70) | 0.007 | |
Yes | 15.64 (3.03) | ||
Supply of TCS by pharmacist’s recommendation (%) € | 0.14 | 0.037 | |
Counseling preparation time (mins) € | 0.27 | < 0.001 | |
Time spent counseling about prescription TCS (mins) € | 0.38 | < 0.001 | |
Time spent counseling about non-prescription TCS (mins) € | 0.32 | < 0.001 | |
Perceived barriers to counselling ¶ | |||
No | 14.40 (3.47) | 0.004 | |
Yes | 15.77 (3.01) | ||
Experienced any patients’ who reported ADE ¶ | |||
No | 15.40 (3.31) | 0.838 | |
Yes | 15.30 (2.90) | ||
Knowledge score § | 0.14 | 0.043 |