Table 1 Sociodemographic and practice characteristics of the respondents
Characteristic | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Age (N = 168) mean (SD) | 30.58 (3.99) |
Gender (N=167) | |
 Male | 29 (17.3 %) |
 Female | 138 (82.1 %) |
Ethnicity (N = 168) | |
 Malay | 88 (52.4 %) |
 Chinese | 57 (33.9 %) |
 Indian | 20 (11.9 %) |
 Other | 3 (1.8 %) |
Pharmacy education (N = 168) | |
 Bachelor’s degree | 139 (82.7 %) |
 Other degrees (Pharm D, MSc, M Pharm) | 29 (17.2 %) |
Professional Board Certification (N = 168) | |
 No | 164 (97.6 %) |
 Yes | 4 (2.4 %) |
Professional training on the management of patients with psychiatric-related illnesses/ disorders (N = 168) | |
 No | 138 (82.1 %) |
 Yes | 30 (17.9 %) |
Years of practicing pharmacy (N =167) | 6.06 (3.92) |
Years of practice in the field of psychiatric related illnesses/ disorders (N = 164) | 1.90 (2.79) |
Time since pharmaceutical care services was last provided (N = 166) | |
 < 1month | 72 (42.9 %) |
 1 - 2 months | 31 (18.5 %) |
 2 - 6 months | 22 (13.1 %) |
 6 - 12 months | 21 (12.5 %) |
 1 - 5 years | 18 (10.7 %) |
 > 5 years | 2 (1.2 %) |
Pharmacist Position (N =167) | |
 Clinical Pharmacist | 17 (10.1 %) |
 Medication Therapy Adherence Clinic | 7 (4.2 %) |
 Ward Pharmacist | 34 (20.2 %) |
 Drug Information Centre | 8 (4.8 %) |
 Outpatient Pharmacist | 71 (42.3 %) |
 Inpatient Pharmacy | 21 (12.5 %) |
 Other | 9 (5.4 %) |
Hospital (N=168) | |
 Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta | 25 (14.9 %) |
 Hospital Banting | 7 (4.2 %) |
 Hospital Mesra Bukit | 2 (1.2 %) |
 Hospital Permai Johor Bahru | 21 (12.5 %) |
 Hospital Queen Elizabeth | 9 (5.4 %) |
 Hospital Sultan Ismail | 37 (22.0 %) |
 Hospital Sultanah Aminah | 6 (3.6 %) |
 Hospital Sungai Buloh | 26 (15.5 %) |
 Hospital Tuanku Fauziah | 24 (14.3 %) |
 University of Malaya Medical Centre | 9 (5.4 %) |
 Pejabat Kesihatan Daerah Kuantan | 2 (1.2 %) |