ArticlePharmacy practice
Physical activity promotion in community pharmacies: pharmacists' attitudes and behaviours.
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- Pharmacists' involvement in physical activity promotion in community pharmacy: a systematic review.European journal of public health · 2024Pooled it
- The severity of fatigue, daytime sleepiness, and health-related quality of life, and their impact among community pharmacists in Malaysia.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Enhancing pharmacists' engagement and collaboration in sport and exercise medicine: An intervention mapping study using the behaviour change wheel.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2025Article
- Work-life balance and health among pharmacists: physical activity, sleep quality, and general health.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- The role of community pharmacists and pharmacies in physical activity promotion: an interdisciplinary e-Delphi study.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2024Article
- Application of behavioural theories, models, and frameworks in pharmacy practice research based on published evidence: a scoping review.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2024Article
- Assessment of prescribing errors reported by community pharmacy professionals.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundHealth systems and their professionals play a key role in the promotion and maintenance of behaviours contributing to increased physical activity levels. Pharmacists are well placed within communities, making them an accessible source to provide brief advice to people on how to be more physically active.
objectiveThis study aimed to characterize physical activity promotion actions taking place in the Portuguese community pharmacies, as well as the major facilitators and barriers faced by pharmacists in their daily practice.
methodsA cross-sectional study based on an online questionnaire targeting community pharmacists was developed based on COM-B model and the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) and distributed by email to 94% of the Portuguese pharmacies.
resultsIn total, 396 complete responses from community pharmacists were obtained. Three out of four participants reported to promote physical activity in their daily routine, of which 87.7% reported doing it in only a few attendances. The majority (92.3%) mentioned to provide information orally, with walking being the activity most promoted (99.4%). More active and younger pharmacists were more likely to promote physical activity. Nearly all pharmacists (98.7%) believed it was important or very important to practice regular physical activity for the health, but only 41.4% of the respondents were able to correctly identify the WHO general recommendations for physical activity. The lack of coordination with other healthcare professionals (M=3.35; SD=1.11), lack of interest by customers (M=3.25; SD=1.09) and lack of time (M=3.06; SD=1.10) were the main barriers to physical activity promotion, all scoring above the scale mid-point (i.e., 3).
conclusionsPhysical activity promotion in the Portuguese community pharmacies is still not present as daily activity. Younger pharmacists seem to be a generation that better understand this need and could easily integrate this practice in their daily routine. Possibilities for including pharmacies and pharmacists as promoters of physical activity in the primary health care sector in the future are discussed in the light of these findings.
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