Pharmacist Intention to Provide Medication Therapy Management Services in Saudi Arabia

A Study Using the Theory of Planned Behaviour

Bibliographic Data

ID15480541
AuthorsAhmed M Alshehri (0000-0002-6150-2341, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, corresponding author), Omar S Alenazi (Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University), Salman A Almutairi (0009-0001-2967-7926, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University), Ali Z Alali (Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University), Yasser Almogbel (0000-0003-0155-6986, Qassim University), Rana Alonazi (0009-0008-2815-7823, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University), Rana E Alonazi (Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University), Hind A Alkhelaifi (Contracts Management Department, National Unified Procurement Company (NUPCO), Riyadh 11323, Saudi Arabia), Waleed Alshehri (0000-0002-2925-0279, King Fahd Medical City), Faisal A Alsehli (King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue9
Pages5279-5279
Publication date2022-04-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19095279
PMID35564673
OpenAlexW4224995842
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited42

Medication therapy management (MTM) is provided by pharmacists and other healthcare providers, improves patient health status, and increases the collaboration of MTM providers with others. However, little is known about pharmacists' intention to provide MTM services in Saudi Arabia. This study aimed to predict the pharmacists' willingness in this nation to commit to providing MTM services there. This study used a cross-sectional questionnaire based on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB). The survey was distributed to 149 pharmacists working in hospital and community pharmacies. It included items measuring pharmacist attitudes, intentions, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, knowledge about the provision of MTM services, and other sociodemographic and pharmacy practice-related items. The pharmacists had a positive attitude towards MTM services (mean = 6.15 ± 1.12) and strong intention (mean = 6.09 ± 1.15), highly perceived social pressure to provide those services (mean = 5.42 ± 1.03), strongly perceived control over providing those services (mean = 4.98 ± 1.05), and had good MTM knowledge (mean = 5.03 ± 1.00). Pharmacists who completed a pharmacy residency programme and had good knowledge of MTM services and a positive attitude towards them usually strongly intended to provide MTM services. Thus, encouraging pharmacists to complete pharmacy residency programmes and educating them about the importance and provision of MTM services will enhance their motivation to provide them

Control (management · Family medicine · Medical emergency · Medication adherence · Medication therapy management · Pharmacist · Theory of planned behavior · Antibiotic Use and Resistance · Computer Science · Medication Adherence and Compliance · Medicine · Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes · Psychology · Pharmacy

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