Table 2 Participant characteristics by assertive self-expression score (n = 961)
From: Factors associated with assertiveness among Japanese community pharmacists: a cross-sectional study
Variable | AS score median (IQR) | p value | Spearman correlation coefficient |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years, median (IQR)a | 35.0 (30.0–45.0) | < 0.001 | -0.132 |
Gender | |||
Women | 22.0 (19.0–25.0) | 0.475 | |
Men | 22.0 (19.0–25.0) | ||
Prefer not to say | 20.5 (17.0–25.0) | ||
Employment status | |||
Full-time | 21.0 (18.0–24.0) | 0.004 | |
Part-time | 22.0 (19.0–25.0) | ||
Management or managerial experience | |||
Yes | 22.0 (19.0–25.0) | 0.775 | |
No | 22.0 (19.0–25.0) | ||
Education | |||
Bachelor degree (4 years) | 21.0 (18.0–24.0) | < 0.001 | |
Bachelor degree (6 years) | 23.0 (19.0–25.09 | ||
Master's or doctorate degree | 22.0 (20.0–25.0) | ||
Number of processed prescriptions per week | |||
< 50 | 22.0 (19.0–25.0) | 0.682 | |
51–100 | 22.0 (19.0–25.0) | ||
101–150 | 22.0 (18.0–25.0) | ||
≥ 151 | 23.0 (19.0–25.0) | ||
Working hours per week, mediana | 40.0 (32.0–40.0) | 0.417 | 0.026 |
Years of working experience as a pharmacist, mediana | 8.0 (4.0–15.0) | < 0.001 | -0.119 |
Family pharmacist service | |||
Yes | 22.0 (19.0–25.0) | 0.398 | |
No | 22.0 (19.0–25.0) | ||
Pharmacist home visit service | |||
Yes | 23.0 (19.0–25.0) | 0.037 | |
No | 22.0 (19.0–25.0) | ||
Participation in joint regional workshops or conferences | |||
Yes | 23.0 (19.0–25.0) | 0.041 | |
No | 22.0 (19.0–24.0) | ||
Area | |||
Tokyo | 22.0 (18.0–24.0) | 0.274 | |
Kanagawa | 23.0 (19.0–25.0) | ||
Saitama | 22.0 (19.0–24.0) | ||
Chiba | 21.0 (19.0–25.0) | ||
Six other prefectures (Fukui, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Toyama, Yamanashi) | 22.0 (19.0–25.0) | ||
Type of institutions providing the most prescriptions | |||
Clinic | 22.0 (19.0–25.0) | 0.705 | |
Hospital | 22.0 (19.0–25.0) | ||
Distance from the physician to the pharmacy | |||
More than a 5-min walking distance | 22.0 (19.0–25.0) | 0.256 | |
Less than a 5-min walking distance | 22.0 (19.0–25.0) | ||
At the same site | 23.0 (19.0–26.0) | ||