pISSN 1226-6051
eISSN 2508-786X
eISSN 2508-786X
Difference between importance and performance and Borich’s needs for community pharmacy practice education
| Items | Importance | Performance | Difference | t-value (p) | Borich’s needs | Borich’s rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||||
| 1. Prescription dispensing and medication counselling | ||||||||
| 1-1. Review of prescriptions | 4.80 | 0.44 | 4.41 | 0.80 | 0.38 | 4.96 (<.001) | 1.858 | 26 |
| 1-2. Computational entry of prescriptions and medication history | 4.49 | 0.73 | 4.33 | 0.88 | 0.16 | 2.15 (0.033) | 0.728 | 30 |
| 1-3. Prescription dispensing and review | 4.74 | 0.54 | 4.48 | 0.73 | 0.26 | 3.95 (<.001) | 1.239 | 29 |
| 1-4. Pharmacy reconciliation and documentation | 4.47 | 0.77 | 3.98 | 0.97 | 0.49 | 5.65 (<.001) | 2.216 | 24 |
| 1-5. Medication counselling | 4.74 | 0.53 | 4.05 | 1.05 | 0.69 | 6.89 (<.001) | 3.295 | 8 |
| 1-6. Medication follow-up management | 4.29 | 0.79 | 3.36 | 1.25 | 0.93 | 7.70 (<.001) | 4.026 | 3 |
| 2. Over-the-counter drugs | ||||||||
| 2-1. Learn over-the-counter medicines | 4.55 | 0.69 | 3.89 | 1.04 | 0.65 | 5.80 (<.001) | 2.993 | 11 |
| 2-2. OTC drug selection consultation | 4.45 | 0.76 | 3.60 | 1.02 | 0.85 | 7.48 (<.001) | 3.816 | 4 |
| 2-3. Over-the-counter medication counselling | 4.55 | 0.64 | 3.61 | 1.05 | 0.94 | 9.10 (<.001) | 4.312 | 2 |
| 2-4. Health consultation and medical examination recommendation | 4.27 | 0.92 | 3.38 | 1.21 | 0.88 | 7.72 (<.001) | 3.770 | 5 |
| 3. Drug information exercises | ||||||||
| 3-1. Collection, evaluation, and management of drug information | 4.33 | 0.76 | 3.73 | 0.98 | 0.59 | 5.74 (<.001) | 2.578 | 16 |
| 3-2. Provision of drug information and drug identification information | 4.41 | 0.70 | 3.88 | 0.98 | 0.53 | 5.46 (<.001) | 2.348 | 21 |
| 3-3. Provision of medical and drug information | 4.40 | 0.70 | 3.87 | 0.99 | 0.53 | 5.82 (<.001) | 2.343 | 22 |
| 3-4. Understanding and implementation of drug use evaluation | 4.37 | 0.70 | 3.64 | 0.99 | 0.73 | 7.91 (<.001) | 3.195 | 9 |
| 3-5. Adverse drug reaction monitoring | 4.44 | 0.80 | 3.45 | 1.10 | 0.98 | 8.32 (<.001) | 4.361 | 1 |
| 4. Herbal medicines and drugstore items | ||||||||
| 4-1. Learn about drug store items | 4.48 | 0.73 | 4.07 | 0.92 | 0.41 | 5.15 (<.001) | 1.857 | 27 |
| 4-2. Herbal medicine | 3.96 | 0.97 | 3.23 | 1.05 | 0.73 | 6.91 (<.001) | 2.893 | 12 |
| 4-3. Dietary supplements | 4.27 | 0.82 | 3.64 | 1.00 | 0.64 | 6.07 (<.001) | 2.738 | 13 |
| 4-4. Quasi-drugs and medical devices | 3.96 | 0.85 | 3.29 | 1.05 | 0.66 | 6.49 (<.001) | 2.643 | 15 |
| 4-5. Cosmetics | 3.26 | 1.10 | 2.50 | 1.11 | 0.75 | 6.91 (<.001) | 2.468 | 19 |
| 4-6. pharmacy compounding products | 3.64 | 1.14 | 3.01 | 1.25 | 0.62 | 7.49 (<.001) | 2.264 | 23 |
| 5. Pharmacy management and insurance claim | ||||||||
| 5-1. Medicine management | 4.55 | 0.58 | 4.11 | 0.96 | 0.44 | 5.54 (<.001) | 2.010 | 25 |
| 5-2. Facility and Equipment Management | 4.39 | 0.71 | 3.85 | 0.92 | 0.54 | 5.75 (<.001) | 2.378 | 20 |
| 5-3. Document management | 4.40 | 0.75 | 3.83 | 0.98 | 0.56 | 6.87 (<.001) | 2.502 | 18 |
| 5-4. Pharmacy management | 4.44 | 0.74 | 3.65 | 1.08 | 0.78 | 7.94 (<.001) | 3.481 | 7 |
| 5-5. Pharmacy hygiene management | 4.66 | 0.59 | 4.00 | 1.03 | 0.66 | 6.25 (<.001) | 3.112 | 10 |
| 5-6. Opening and Closing of Pharmacy | 4.07 | 1.03 | 3.45 | 1.19 | 0.62 | 5.64 (<.001) | 2.532 | 17 |
| 5-7. Insurance claim business | 4.52 | 0.76 | 3.91 | 1.05 | 0.60 | 6.34 (<.001) | 2.731 | 14 |
| 5-8. Pharmacy management program execution | 4.46 | 0.69 | 4.13 | 0.93 | 0.33 | 3.86 (<.001) | 1.487 | 28 |
| 5-9. Home medicine activity | 3.73 | 1.01 | 2.77 | 1.24 | 0.96 | 8.42 (<.001) | 3.604 | 6 |
SD, standard deviation