Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude among Pharmacists toward Pharmaceutical Care in Eastern Ethiopia

Table 2

Knowledge of pharmacists on pharmaceutical care in Eastern Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 78).

No	Knowledge Assessment Question	Yes, n (%)	No, n (%)	I do not know, n (%)
1	PC is defined as a patient-centered way to deliver medication management services	74 (94.9)	3 (3.8)	1 (1.3)
2	PC is a philosophy of practice where pharmacists work with and for the patient to optimize the outcomes of medication therapy	74 (94.9)	3 (3.8)	1 (1.3)
3	PC stresses a pharmacist’s responsibility for a patient’s drug-related needs and being held accountable for the commitment	69 (88.5)	8 (10.3)	1 (1.3)
4	The purpose of PC is to achieve positive patient outcomes	76 (97.4)	2 (2.6)	0 (0)
5	Primary focus of PC in the health care system is identifying and meeting patient’s drug-related needs	68 (87.2)	8 (10.3)	2 (2.6)
6	Primary responsibility of PC in the drug use process is the identification, prevention, and resolution of drug therapy problems	71 (91.0)	6 (7.7)	1 (1.3)
7	PC practitioner conducts an assessment of the patient, his/her medical problems, and drug therapies leading to drug therapy problem identification	68 (87.2)	9 (11.5)	1 (1.3)
8	PC practitioner develops a plan that establishes the desired goals of therapy for each of the patient’s medical conditions	75 (96.2)	3 (3.2)	0 (0)
9	PC practitioner schedules for follow-up with the patient to evaluate the results of pharmacotherapy’s, recommendations, and other interventions	64 (82.1)	11(14.1)	3 (3.8)
10	Documentation of the care provided is among the vital elements of the pharmaceutical practice process	73 (93.6)	3 (3.8)	2 (2.6)