Experts’ Perspectives on Emboldening Proactive Practice Competency of Thailand Community Pharmacists
Abstract
Objective: To examine perspectives emboldening proactive practice competency of Thailand community pharmacists. Method: Qualitative study with phenomenological approach was conducted. Semi-structured in-depth face-to-face interviews using open-ended guiding questions was conducted on site and online platforms. Data were collected from 2024 May to June. A purposive sampling and snowballing techniques was used to recruit 12 potential participants. A thematic analysis was subsequently evaluated to classify the information into themes and subthemes. Results: Several perspectives were indicated for emboldening proactive practice competency of Thailand community pharmacists, i.e., proud elite, views closed to medical profession liability (e.g., diagnosis, physical examination, etc.), uplifting professional values (e.g., challenging in dealing with complicated, chronic diseases and NCDs cases in drugstores). Conclusion: Since the perspectives affected individual’s actions and task performances, this study thus highlighted novel perspectives emboldening proactive practice competency of Thailand community pharmacists that are different from general standard pharmacy practices. The results could be strategies for developing the pharmacy profession corresponding to the patient's expectation and society. Key words: proactive practice, Community Pharmacy, qualitative researchDownloads
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