ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Pharmacist Intention to Provide Medication Therapy Management Services in Saudi Arabia: A Study Using the Theory of Planned Behaviour.
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- Interventions to improve pharmacists' competency in chronic disease management: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.BMC medical education · 2024Pooled it
- Factors related to community pharmacists' intention to provide collaborative deprescribing service for fall-risk medications in older adults: a factorial and theory-based cross-sectional study.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2026Article
- Pharmacists' perspectives on medication therapy management training needs for chronic disease care in Indonesian primary healthcare centers: a qualitative study across 32 provinces.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Exploring community pharmacy professionals' knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward medication therapy management in Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Intentions of hospital pharmacists to use digital technology in their daily practice: a cross-sectional survey using the Theory of Planned Behaviour.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2025Article
- Bridging gaps in medication therapy management at community health centers: A mixed-methods study on patient perceptions and pharmacists' preparedness.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2025Article
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- An analysis of the intention of female pharmacy students to work in community pharmacy settings in Saudi Arabia using the theory of planned behavior.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2024Article
- Exploring knowledge, attitudes and practice toward medication therapy management services among pharmacists in Yemen.PloS one · 2024Article
- Factors associated with intention of clinical pharmacists and candidates to provide pharmaceutical care: application of theory planned behaviour.BMC medical education · 2023Observational
- Pharmacists' Knowledge and Intention to Provide Palliative Care Services in Saudi Arabia: Using the Theory of Planned Behaviour.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice of medication therapy management: a national survey among pharmacists in Indonesia.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Pharmacists' Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Medication Therapy Management: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior to predict community pharmacists' intention to provide diabetes care.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Effect of Occupational Stress on Pharmacists' Job Satisfaction in Saudi Arabia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
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.
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