Table 1 Characteristics of pharmacists and pharmacies
Characteristics | Total (n = 571) |
|---|---|
Characteristics of pharmacists | |
Sex, n (%) | |
Men | 210 (36.8) |
Women | 361 (63.2) |
Practice region, n (%) | |
Montreal | 184 (32.2) |
Laval | 51 (8.9) |
Laurentides | 75 (13.1) |
Lanaudière | 59 (10.3) |
Montérégie | 149 (26.1) |
Estrie | 30 (5.3) |
Outaouais | 23 (4.0) |
Years since graduation, n (%) | |
≤ 10 years | 230 (40.7) |
11-20 years | 135 (23.9) |
21-30 years | 106 (18.8) |
≥ 31 years | 94 (16.6) |
Pharmacist status, n (%) | |
Owner pharmacist--single owner | 78 (13.7) |
Owner pharmacist--owner partner | 82 (14.4) |
Staff pharmacist | 371 (65.3) |
Replacement pharmacist | 27 (4.8) |
Staff and relief pharmacist | 10 (1.8) |
Hours worked per week, mean (SDa) | 33.6 (9.9) |
Hours of continuing education during past year, mean (SD) | 31.2 (37.3) |
Private consultations in pharmacy privacy area per week, mean (SD) | 22.0 (47.5) |
Characteristics of pharmacies | |
Type of pharmacy, n (%)b | |
Pharmacy adjacent to a medical clinic | 163 (28.7) |
Pharmacy associated with a chain or corporate banner | 456 (80.4) |
Independent pharmacy | 16 (2.8) |
Pharmacy associated with a supermarket or superstore | 39 (6.9) |
Pharmacy in a retirement home | 21 (3.7) |
Prescriptions filled per day, n (%) | |
< 250 prescriptions | 147 (25.9) |
250 to 500 prescriptions | 197 (34.7) |
> 500 prescriptions | 224 (39.4) |
Characteristics of most prevalent patients at the pharmacy, n(%)b | |
Adults (18-49 years) | 44 (8.1) |
Older adults (50-65 years) | 33 (6.1) |
Elderly patients (> 65 years) | 347 (63.9) |
Young families | 73 (13.4) |
Families | 159 (29.3) |
All ages (various) | 57 (10.5) |
Otherc | 86 (15.8) |
Low to average socio-economic status | 143 (26.3) |
Average to high socio-economic status | 273 (50.3) |
High socio-economic status | 43 (7.9) |
Availability of other health professionals in the pharmacy, n(%)b | |
Nurse | 289 (53.5) |
Nutritionist | 69 (12.8) |
Otherd | 27 (5.0) |
None | 229 (42.4) |
Hours per month of availability of other health professionals | |
in the pharmacy, mean (SD) | |
Nurse | 47.4 (45.1) |
Nutritionist | 9.6 (6.5) |