Journal of American Pharmacists Association

November-December 2011, Vol. 51, No. 6 >

Research

Independent community pharmacist interest in participating in community pharmacy research networks

Molly B. Carr, PharmD, MBA; Holly Divine, PharmD, CGP, CDE; Cathy Hanna, PharmD; Patricia R. Freeman, PhD; Karen Blumenschein, PharmD

J Am Pharm Assoc. 2011;51:727-738. doi:10.1331/JAPhA.2011.10099

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Abstract

Objectives To assess the interest of American Pharmacy Services Corporation (APSC) independent community pharmacists in participating in a community pharmacy research network (CPRN) and to identify perceived barriers to participation in a CPRN.

Design Descriptive, exploratory, nonexperimental study.

Setting University of Kentucky and APSC during 2009–10.

Participants 65 APSC independent community pharmacists in Kentucky.

Intervention Single-mode survey.

Main outcome measure Independent community pharmacists' willingness to participate in community-based research and perceived barriers to participation.

Results A total of 65 independent community pharmacists from 191 pharmacies returned the survey. The majority of independent community pharmacists were “interested” or “very interested” (83.8%) in participating in a CPRN. Respondents were willing to participate for a mean (±SD) of 6.5 ± 5.8 hours per week. However, they reported only being able participate in a CPRN for 5.2 ± 4.1 hours per week, with time being the greatest limitation to participation. An overwhelming percentage of respondents (92.1%) were interested in learning more about opportunities to participate in a CPRN in the future.

Conclusion CPRNs are an emerging interest in community pharmacy practice. A CPRN is an opportunity for independent community pharmacies to collaborate and use resources as a group to conduct research to solve issues in the community pharmacy setting.

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