Table 1 Description of each section in the survey
Section title | Description of the section |
|---|---|
Section 1: sociodemographic characteristics | This section consisted of six questions including data about gender, age, race, pharmacy practice setting, educational degree and years of experience. |
Section 2: knowledge of pharmacists about MTM service a | Ten questions were included in this section. These questions were either multiple choice questions or true/false questions. Each correct answer was given “1” point while wrong answer was given “0” point. Then the sum score was calculated, from minimum sum of “0” to maximum sum of “10”, for each responder. Finally, the scores were classified into three levels as follows: 1. high level: 10–8 scores; 2. moderate level: 7–6 scores; and 3. low level: 5–0 scores. |
Section 3: attitude of pharmacists on MTM service b | This section contained 6 positive statements and 5-point Likert scale was used to assess the attitude. Each question contained five statements and the rating scale was measured as follows: positive statement with choices strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, and strongly disagree and scores 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1, respectively. |
Section 4: practice of pharmacists on MTM service c | This section consisted of 12 questions used to assess the practice of pharmacists on MTM service, the compliance and state the barriers that might affect providing MTM service in hospital setting. All questions were Yes/No questions. No answer was given “0” point and Yes answer was given “1” point. |