Development and validation of a survey instrument to measure factors that influence pharmacist adoption of prescribing in Alberta, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Study objectives were to develop a questionnaire to assess factors influencing pharmacists' adoption of prescribing (i.e., continuing, adapting or initiating therapy), describe use of pre-incentive and mixed mode survey, and establish survey psychometric properties.

Methods

Questions were developed based on prior qualitative research and Diffusion of Innovation theory. Expert review, cognitive testing, survey pilot, and main survey were used to test the questionnaire. Six content experts reviewed the questionnaire to establish face and content validity. Ten pharmacists from diverse practice settings were purposefully recruited for a cognitive interview to verify question readability. Content analysis was used to analyze the results. A pre-survey introduction letter

SUBMITTER: Guirguis LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5881477 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature