Knowledge, Attitudes, and Readiness of Thai Community Pharmacists Regarding the Provision of Alcohol Brief Intervention
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Objective: To survey knowledge, attitudes, and readiness of the drugstore pharmacists regarding the provision of the alcohol brief intervention (ABI), and to identify factors affecting the readiness for providing the ABI. Method: The subjects consisted of 524 community pharmacists selected by simple random sampling from the population of independent community pharmacies all over the country. The study sent invitation letters for the study by post and collecting data using a self-administered questionnaire including the personal characteristics, knowledge, attitude, readiness regarding the provision of the ABI and reasonable reimbursement. Results: There were 263 respondents who completed the questionnaires (50.2%). The researchers collected data from an additional 30 new subjects to reach the required minimum sample size of 293. Community pharmacies where 23.5% of the respondents worked were listed by the Pharmacy Council as quality drug stores. Overall mean of knowledge regarding the ABI was 4.42 (SD=2.78) out of a full score of 12. Overall mean of attitude toward the ABI was 3.51 (SD=0.65) from a total score of 5. The mean of readiness to provide the ABI was 1.80 (SD=1.66) out of the full score of 5. Highest readiness score was found in the information system (48.1% of total sample), online training (47.8%), and officially registered for providing daily service (46.1%). However, only 16.4% were ready for knowledge regarding the ABI, and only 21.5% were ready for the skill in providing the ABI. Both knowledge and attitudes regarding the ABI were the statistically significant factors associated with the readiness for providing the ABI with adjusted odds ratio of knowledge at 1.14 (P = 0.02; 95%CI 1.02 - 1.27) and that of attitudes at 4.45 (P <0.001; 95%CI 2.56 – 7.92). Conclusion: Community pharmacists had insufficient knowledge regarding the ABI and were not ready to practice although they had a positive attitude toward the ABI. Knowledge and attitude were significantly associated with the readiness for providing the ABI. Therefore, it is crucial to promote knowledge and attitude regarding the ABI for the development of the capacity and readiness to effectively provide the ABI.
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