pISSN 1226-6051
eISSN 2508-786X
eISSN 2508-786X
Necessity, satisfaction, enablers and barriers of out-of-hours pharmacies from a pharmacist perspective
| Number of pharmacist participants | N=46 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| degree of necessity | very agree | 31 | 67.4 |
| agree | 13 | 28.3 | |
| neutral | 2 | 4.3 | |
| disagree | 0 | 0.0 | |
| very disagree | 0 | 0.0 | |
| degree of satisfaction | very satisfied | 7 | 15.2 |
| satisfied | 22 | 47.8 | |
| neutral | 14 | 30.4 | |
| unsatisfied | 3 | 6.5 | |
| very unsatisfied | 0 | 0.0 | |
| reasons of start OOH pharmacy |
a sense of duty as a healthcare professional | 29 | 63.0 |
| recommendation by the local pharmacist federation | 23 | 50.0 | |
| business reasons | 15 | 32.6 | |
| demand by local residents | 14 | 30.4 | |
| requests from the local government | 8 | 17.4 | |
| others | 5 | 10.9 | |
| have considered to drop OOH pharmacy | yes | 28 | 60.9 |
| no | 18 | 39.1 | |
| reasons for considerations of closing OOH pharmacy (n=28) |
difficulty in private life such as family/relatives | 19 | 67.9 |
| health reasons | 13 | 46.4 | |
| difficulty in hiring manpower | 13 | 46.4 | |
| safety reasons in night time | 8 | 28.6 | |
| business reasons | 5 | 17.9 | |
| legal limits in providing medications or services | 2 | 7.1 | |
| others | 4 | 14.3 | |
| support in need |
promotion | 32 | 69.6 |
| supply of pharmacists | 19 | 41.3 | |
| improvement of security | 15 | 32.6 | |
| provision of information about real-time available medical facilities | 15 | 32.6 | |
| reimbursement of free services | 13 | 28.3 | |
| easing legal restrictions on prescription-only drugs provided during OOH | 13 | 28.3 | |
| easing legal restrictions on services provided during OOH | 11 | 23.9 | |
| supply of general assistants | 8 | 17.4 | |
| others | 7 | 15.2 | |
OOH=out-of-hours
*Allow multiple choices so the total is greater than 46.
**This is the result of analyzing 28 participants who answered that they have considered closing the OOP business. Allow multiple choices so the total is greater than 28.