National survey of pharmacists, intern pharmacists and pharmacy students in Australia: the nature and extent of stress and well-being
| Autor: | Sally Wilson, M Kay Dunkley, David I. Wilson, Colin B Chapman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Pharmacy Residencies Psychological intervention Pharmaceutical Science Perceived Stress Scale Pharmacy Pharmacists Occupational Stress Young Adult Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Social media Baseline (configuration management) Aged business.industry Health Policy Australia Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged Students Pharmacy Turnover Family medicine Workforce Well-being Female business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 28:355-361 |
| ISSN: | 2042-7174 0961-7671 |
| Popis: | Objectives A national survey of the Australian pharmacy workforce was conducted to determine the extent to stress experienced, the extent to which it is work-related, how stress is managed, the barriers to getting help and how well prepared the workforce is for stressful situations. There were three objectives: provision of guidance on possible interventions; provision of a baseline for further studies; and provision of information to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA). Methods An online survey incorporating the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale was developed, piloted and launched in October 2016. Pharmacy-related organisations alerted their members to the voluntary survey. Popular pharmacy social media was used. Responses were analysed using SPSS and Excel. The a priori for significance was P < 0.05. Key findings In relation to the nature and extent of stress in the workforce and work-life balance, information provided by 1246 respondents out of a workforce of 29 819 revealed high levels of stress (PSS-10 score 20.1 ± 7.3), with those under 30 years of age and/or with 10 years or less in the pharmacy workforce reporting the highest levels. Just under half the respondents reported dissatisfaction with their work-life balances. Conclusions Workplace stress is high, particularly among younger members of the workforce. Professional pharmacy associations, schools of pharmacy at Australian universities and AHPRA have been alerted to this issue. The survey should be repeated reasonably soon to determine if any of the key characteristics have changed, particularly if interventions are made to reduce the occurrence of workplace-related stress. |
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