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ArticleJournal of pharmaceutical health care and sciences2024

Development of a quality of work life scale for Japanese community pharmacists: a questionnaire survey mostly in large companies.

Yuta Kato, Takashi Sekiya, Ryo Ishii, Yoji Hirako, Hiroki Satoh, Hiromichi Kimura

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Article in Journal of pharmaceutical health care and sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yuta KatoDepartment of Institute for Future Initiatives, University of Tokyo, 7-1-3 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan. kato-yuta107@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-5843-9133
Takashi SekiyaDepartment of Institute for Future Initiatives, University of Tokyo, 7-1-3 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
Ryo IshiiNippon Pharmacy Association, 3-12-2 Nihonbashi, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Yoji HirakoNippon Pharmacy Association, 3-12-2 Nihonbashi, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroki SatohGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
Hiromichi KimuraDepartment of Institute for Future Initiatives, University of Tokyo, 7-1-3 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
The University of Tokyo · JPJapan Chemical Industry Association · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHuman resource management may become complex for community pharmacists owing to recent changes in work volume and content. Few studies have examined job satisfaction, well-being, and quality of work life (QWL) among community pharmacists in Japan. This study focused on QWL, a more comprehensive concept than job satisfaction, and aimed to develop the QWL questionnaire for Japanese community pharmacists (the QWLQ for JCP) and assess its reliability and validity.

methodsA questionnaire survey was conducted among 2027 pharmacists who worked in pharmacies with the cooperation of 20 corporations running pharmacies. Collected data were subjected to principal component factor analysis with Promax rotation via SPSS Windows version 28.

resultsThe factor analysis used data from 1966 pharmacists. In total, five significant components, which formed the basis of the QWLQ for JCP, were identified. These included "Influence of work on mind and body," "Relationships with colleagues," "Relationship with the boss," "Meaning of existence in the workplace," and "Pride in work." Cronbach's alpha, which expressed reliability, ranged from 0.585 to 0.854 for all the subscales.

conclusionThe QWLQ for the JCP significantly explained the concept of QWL, which indicated that its validity was sufficient.

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Community pharmacistsHuman resourcesJob satisfactionQuality of working lifeQuestionnaireSurvey

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