Table 1 Participant characteristics (n = 961)
From: Factors associated with assertiveness among Japanese community pharmacists: a cross-sectional study
Characteristic | Total |
|---|---|
Age, years, median (IQR) | 35 (30-45) |
Gender, n (%) | |
Women | 531 (55.3) |
Men | 396 (41.2) |
Prefer not to say | 34 (3.5) |
Employment status, n (%) | |
Full-time | 656 (68.3) |
Part-time | 305 (31.7) |
Management or managerial experience, n (%) | |
Yes | 558 (58.1) |
No | 403 (41.9) |
Education, n (%) | |
Bachelor degree (4 years) | 399 (41.5) |
Bachelor degree (6 years) | 514 (53.5) |
Master's or doctorate degree | 48 (5.0) |
Number of processed prescriptions per week, n (%) | |
< 50 | 171 (17.8) |
51–100 | 439 (45.7) |
101–150 | 251 (26.1) |
≥ 151 | 100 (10.4) |
Working hours per week, median (IQR) | 40 (32-40) |
Years of working experience as a pharmacist, median (IQR) | 8 (4-15) |
Family pharmacist service, n (%) | |
Yes | 200 (20.8) |
No | 761 (79.2) |
Pharmacist home visit service, n (%) | |
Yes | 284 (29.6) |
No | 677 (70.4) |
Participation in joint regional workshops or conferences, n (%) | |
Yes | 353 (36.7) |
No | 608 (63.3) |
Area, n (%) | |
Tokyo | 108 (11.2) |
Kanagawa | 364 (37.9) |
Saitama | 140 (14.6) |
Chiba | 244 (25.4) |
Six other prefectures (Fukui, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Toyama, Yamanashi) | 105 (10.9) |
Type of institutions providing the most prescriptions, n (%) | |
Clinic | 574 (59.7) |
Hospital | 387 (40.3) |
Distance from the physician to the pharmacy, n (%) | |
More than a 5-min walking distance | 500 (52.0) |
Less than a 5-min walking distance | 368 (38.3) |
At the same site | 93 (9.7) |
Total AS score, median (IQR) | 22.0 (19.0–25.0) |