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ArticleThe Canadian journal of hospital pharmacy2022

Canadian Hospital Pharmacists' Perceptions of Workplace Preparedness and Personal Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Patrick Yeh, Rumi McGloin, Rochelle M Gellatly

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Patrick Yeh, PharmD, is with the Pharmacy Department, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, British Columbia, and the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Rumi McGloin, BSc(Pharm), ACPR, PharmD, is with Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services; the Pharmacy Department, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, British Columbia; and the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Rochelle M Gellatly, BSc(Pharm), ACPR, PharmD, AdvPracPharm., is with the Pharmacy Department, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, British Columbia; the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; and the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.

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Background: Little is known about hospital pharmacists' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, as studies to date have focused on community pharmacy practices. Objectives: To determine hospital pharmacists' perceptions of their workplace preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic and to measure their mental well-being with the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS). Methods: Pharmacists working in Canadian hospital inpatient settings during the COVID-19 pandemic were invited to participate in a 2-part online survey. Part A was a 46-item survey containing statements related to directions and support from leadership, personal protective equipment practices, work environment, and emotions. Part B assessed respondents' mental well-being using the validated 14-item WEMWBS. Responses to both parts of the survey were based on Likert scales. The survey was open from July to September 2020. Descriptive analyses were applied. Results: A total of 432 hospital pharmacists consented to participate in the study. Most respondents were women (337/432, 78%), and most were 25 to 44 years old (293/432, 68%). Most respondents were confident that their workplace and pharmacy department were effectively managing patient demand (314/389, 81%) and the pandemic more generally (263/394, 67%). They also felt that their workplace teams were working well together (314/386, 81%). Interestingly, 22% (86/391) of the respondents did not agree that they had received training for COVID-19 infection prevention and control practices. The mean WEMWBS score was 48.9 (standard deviation 8.6), which indicated average mental well-being. Conclusions: After the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, respondents perceived their hospitals and departments as being able to manage the pandemic and reported average mental well-being. Ensuring that all hospital pharmacists receive training for effective COVID-19 infection prevention and control practices is crucial. How their perceptions and well-being have changed since the time of the survey is unknown.

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coronavirus disease 2019COVID-19hospital pharmacistsmental well-beingworkplace preparedness

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PMID36246447
PMCPMC9524558

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