Pharmacist perceptions of the New Mexico pharmacist-performed tuberculosis testing program.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study evaluated pharmacists' perceptions of the New Mexico pharmacist-performed tuberculosis skin testing (PPTST) program.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted using a telephone survey. New Mexico pharmacists who completed the tuberculin skin test (TST) training from March 2011 to June 2016 were eligible for inclusion. Data collected included demographics, years since licensure, pharmacy setting and location, reasons for obtaining certification, training time, training quality, self-perceived competency after training, whether the participant was performing TSTs, number of tests performed, time required to administer or interpret the test, and reasons for not testing.

Results

We attempted to contact all 209 pharmacists who completed the TST

SUBMITTER: Logothetis SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8083186 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov - Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature