Table 4 Pharmacists affiliated with large or small- and medium-sized hospitals (Stratified analysis)
From: Analysis of factors affecting pharmacists' ability to identify and solve problems
Affiliated with large hospitals | Affiliated with small- and medium-sized hospitals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group with experience presenting at academic conferences (N = 85) | Group without experience presenting at academic conferences (N = 40) | Group with experience presenting at academic conferences (N = 67) | Group without experience presenting at academic conferences (N = 108) | |||||||||||
N | % | N | % | OR | 95%CI | P value | N | % | N | % | OR | 95%CI | P value | |
Respondent attributes | ||||||||||||||
Sex (male) | 51 | 60.0 | 12 | 30.0 | 4.8 | 1.5–15.4 | 0.008a | 30 | 44.8 | 38 | 35.2 | 1.4 | 0.5–3.9 | 0.49 |
Age 20 s | 10 | 11.8 | 12 | 30.0 | Ref | - | - | 5 | 7.5 | 20 | 18.5 | Ref | - | - |
30 s | 46 | 54.1 | 19 | 47.5 | 1.8 | 0.5–6.7 | 0.38 | 29 | 43.3 | 41 | 38.0 | 4.4 | 1.1–16.9 | 0.03a |
40 s | 15 | 17.6 | 5 | 12.5 | 0.7 | 0.1–4.7 | 0.75 | 17 | 25.4 | 23 | 21.3 | 6.2 | 1.3–28.9 | 0.02a |
50 s | 13 | 15.3 | 3 | 7.5 | 1.1 | 0.1–8.7 | 0.96 | 12 | 17.9 | 19 | 17.6 | 9.3 | 1.6–52.5 | 0.01a |
60 s | 1 | 1.2 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0–16.5 | 0.75 | 4 | 6.0 | 5 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 0.7–57.4 | 0.09 |
Highest educational background (doctoral or master's degree) | 21 | 24.7 | 4 | 10.0 | 2.3 | 0.5–10.2 | 0.28 | 13 | 19.4 | 8 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 0.6–7.8 | 0.24 |
Experiences gained in pharmacy school | ||||||||||||||
Experience presenting at academic conferences during pharmacy school | 34 | 40.0 | 13 | 32.5 | 1.0 | 0.3–3.1 | 0.95 | 18 | 26.9 | 17 | 15.7 | 1.3 | 0.4–3.7 | 0.66 |
Meeting a role model | 35 | 41.2 | 17 | 42.5 | 1.5 | 0.5–4.1 | 0.47 | 29 | 43.3 | 28 | 25.9 | 3.2 | 1.2–8.3 | 0.02a |
Physical environmental factors at your facility | ||||||||||||||
More than 16 full-time pharmacists | 72 | 84.7 | 31 | 77.5 | 1.0 | 0.3–4.0 | 0.96 | 31 | 46.3 | 23 | 21.3 | 3.5 | 1.2–10.4 | 0.02a |
Frequency of information exchange is more than once/week | 63 | 74.1 | 29 | 72.5 | 0.6 | 0.2–1.8 | 0.34 | 54 | 80.6 | 66 | 61.1 | 2.1 | 0.9–5.2 | 0.10 |
Subsidy system | 48 | 56.5 | 21 | 52.5 | 0.6 | 0.2–1.7 | 0.36 | 33 | 49.3 | 35 | 32.4 | 1.6 | 0.7–3.5 | 0.28 |
Opportunities to report learning | 57 | 67.1 | 19 | 47.5 | 1.9 | 0.6–6.1 | 0.25 | 38 | 56.7 | 32 | 29.6 | 1.4 | 0.6–3.2 | 0.41 |
Human environmental factors at your facility | ||||||||||||||
Presence of a pharmacist to consult | 71 | 83.5 | 31 | 77.5 | 1.3 | 0.4–4.6 | 0.70 | 48 | 71.6 | 30 | 27.8 | 2.5 | 1.0–6.0 | 0.04a |
Experience in supervising interns | 72 | 84.7 | 24 | 60.0 | 1.9 | 0.6–5.8 | 0.28 | 42 | 62.7 | 31 | 28.7 | 1.7 | 0.7–4.5 | 0.24 |
The status of self-learning /self-improvement motivation after employment | ||||||||||||||
Number of types of self-improvement (quartile range) | 4(3–6) | 3(2–4) | 1.6 | 1.2–2.2 | 0.002a | 3(2–4) | 2(1–3) | 1.2 | 0.9–1.6 | 0.26 | ||||
Execution of self-improvement | 64 | 75.3 | 23 | 57.5 | 0.7 | 0.2–2.1 | 0.52 | 40 | 59.7 | 28 | 25.9 | 1.2 | 0.4–3.2 | 0.75 |
Assignment from your facility | 37 | 43.5 | 14 | 35.0 | 1.0 | 0.4–2.9 | 0.97 | 25 | 37.3 | 23 | 21.3 | 1.1 | 0.5–2.8 | 0.78 |