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Development of a Questionnaire to Measure Public Perceptions of the Role of Community Pharmacy in Public Health (PubPharmQ)

Delyth James Orcid Logo, Rose Rapado, Sarah L. Brown, Joanne Kember, Karen L. Hodson, Amie-Louise Prior

Pharmacy, Volume: 11, Issue: 5, Start page: 141

Swansea University Author: Delyth James Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.3390/pharmacy11050141

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Background: Community pharmacies are well placed to provide public-health interventions within primary care settings. This study aimed to establish the general public’s perceptions of community pharmacy-based public-health services in the UK by designing a structured questionnaire to assess the barr...

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Published in: Pharmacy
ISSN: 2226-4787
Published: MDPI AG 2023
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa69688
Abstract: Background: Community pharmacies are well placed to provide public-health interventions within primary care settings. This study aimed to establish the general public’s perceptions of community pharmacy-based public-health services in the UK by designing a structured questionnaire to assess the barriers and facilitators to optimizing this role. Methods: A standardized questionnaire was developed informed by the literature, additional semi-structured interviews, and synthesis of key findings with the authors’ previous research based on data generated from eight focus groups. The original 42-item questionnaire was distributed online from May to June 2021 via social media platforms to capture the views of non-regular pharmacy users. Following exploratory factor analysis, and Cronbach’s alpha analysis, total Likert scale response scores were calculated. Results: Of the 306 responders, 76.8% were female with a mean age of 34.5 years (SD = 15.09). The most prevalent pharmacy use reported was 1–2 times a year (28.1%). Exploratory factor analysis revealed four scales: Expertise, Role in Public Health, Privacy, and Relationship (18 items) with acceptable internal consistency and good face and content validity. Awareness of well-established pharmacy services was high; however, responders demonstrated poor awareness of public-health-related services and low recognition of pharmacy expertise for this role. A lack of an established relationship with community pharmacies and privacy concerns were also perceived barriers. Conclusions: Based on these findings, considerable effort is needed to increase public awareness and address these concerns if strategic plans to utilize community pharmacy in the delivery of public-health policy are to be successful. The PubPharmQ provides a novel, structured questionnaire to measure the public’s perceptions of community pharmacy’s role in public health.
Keywords: public perceptions; public attitudes; service-user perspectives; community pharmacy; pharmacy services; public health; community pharmacy roles; questionnaire
College: Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
Funders: There was no funding for this research.
Issue: 5
Start Page: 141

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