Factors affecting the views and attitudes of Scottish pharmacists to continuing professional development

Objectives  To explore factors associated with Scottish pharmacists' views and attitudes to continuing professional development (CPD). Methods  A retrospective principal component analysis of 552 (22.8%) questionnaires returned from a sample of 2420 Scottish pharmacists randomly selected from t...

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Published in:The International journal of pharmacy practice 2011-12, Vol.19 (6), p.424-430
Main Authors: Power, Ailsa, Grammatiki, Aikaterini, Bates, Ian, Mc Kellar, Susan, Johnson, B. Julienne, Diack, H. Lesley, Stewart, Derek, Hudson, Steve A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitudes
continuing professional development
CPD
Education, Pharmacy, Continuing
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Motivation
Pharmaceutical Services - organization & administration
Pharmacists - organization & administration
Pharmacists - psychology
Primary care
Primary Health Care - organization & administration
Principal Component Analysis
Principal components analysis
Professional development
questionnaire
Retrospective Studies
Scotland
Surveys and Questionnaires
views and attitudes
Young Adult
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Summary:Objectives  To explore factors associated with Scottish pharmacists' views and attitudes to continuing professional development (CPD). Methods  A retrospective principal component analysis of 552 (22.8%) questionnaires returned from a sample of 2420 Scottish pharmacists randomly selected from the 4300 pharmacists registered with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and with a Scottish address. Key findings  Principal component analysis of questionnaire items (n = 19) revealed four factors associated with Scottish pharmacists' views and attitudes to CPD: having positive support in the workplace, having access to resources and meeting learning needs, having confidence in the CPD process and motivation to participate in the CPD process. Community pharmacists were identified as the subgroup of pharmacists that needed most support for CPD regarding all four factors, while pharmacists working in primary care felt that they had most support in the workplace in comparison to other sectors (P 
ISSN:0961-7671
2042-7174
DOI:10.1111/j.2042-7174.2011.00135.x