Table 5 Responses on strategies to overcome barriers to counseling patients with obesity (n=206)
From: Community Pharmacists role in obesity treatment in Kuwait: a cross-sectional study
Strategies to overcome barriers to counseling | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
Increased public awareness about pharmacists' abilities to counsel about obesity | 3.57 (0.98) |
Improvement of pharmacists’ knowledge about obesity | 3.51 (0.72) |
Improvement of pharmacists’ communication skills | 3.47 (0.68) |
Increased staffing in pharmacy | 3.36 (1.20) |
Greater support from pharmacy management for counseling activities | 3.33 (0.96) |
Development of a positive outlook toward patients with obesity | 3.29 (1.08) |
Reimbursement (repayment/compensation) to the pharmacists for counseling | 3.06 (1.06) |
Establishment of private consultation areas in the pharmacy | 2.98 (1.27) |