Canadian Hospital Pharmacists’ Perceptions of Workplace Preparedness and Personal Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Abstract
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. RÉSUMÉ Contexte : On sait peu de choses sur les expériences des pharmaciens d’hôpitaux pendant la pandémie de COVID-19, car les études à ce jour se sont concentrées sur les pratiques de la pharmacie communautaire. Objectifs : Cerner les perceptions des pharmaciens d’hôpitaux quant à la préparation de leur lieu de travail à la pandémie de COVID-19 et mesurer leur bien-être mental à l’aide de l’échelle de bien-être mental Warwick-Edinburgh (WEMWBS). Méthodes : Les pharmaciens qui travaillaient en milieu hospitalier canadien pendant la pandémie de COVID-19 ont été invités à participer à un sondage en ligne en deux volets. Le volet A consistait en une enquête portant sur 46 éléments contenant des déclarations liées aux orientations et au soutien de la direction, aux pratiques en matière d’équipement de protection individuelle, à l’environnement de travail et aux émotions. Le volet B a quant à lui permis d’évaluer le bien-être mental des répondants à l’aide de l’échelle WEMWBS validée à 14 points. Les réponses aux deux volets de l’enquête se basaient sur des échelles de Likert. Le sondage était ouvert de juillet à septembre 2020. Des analyses descriptives ont été appliquées. Résultats : Au total, 432 pharmaciens d’hôpitaux ont accepté de participer à l’étude. La plupart des répondants étaient des femmes (337/432, 78 %), et la plupart avaient entre 25 et 44 ans (293/432, 68 %). La plupart des répondants étaient convaincus que leur lieu de travail et leur service de pharmacie géraient efficacement la demande des patients (314/389, 81 %) et la pandémie en général (263/394, 67 %). Ils ont aussi estimé que leurs équipes de travail travaillaient bien ensemble (314/386, 81 %). Fait intéressant : 22 % des répondants (86/391) convenaient ne pas avoir reçu de formation sur les pratiques de prévention et de contrôle des infections à la COVID-19. Le score moyen sur l’échelle WEMWBS était de 48,9 (écart type 8,6), ce qui indique un bien-être mental moyen. Conclusions : Après la première vague de la pandémie de COVID-19, les répondants ont perçu leurs hôpitaux et leurs services comme étant capables de gérer la pandémie et ont déclaré un bien-être mental moyen. Veiller à ce que tous les pharmaciens d’hôpitaux reçoivent une formation sur les pratiques efficaces de prévention et de contrôle des infections à la COVID-19 est crucial. On ne sait pas comment leurs perceptions et leur bien-être ont changé depuis le moment de l’enquête.
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Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
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