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Factors associated with quality of life among community pharmacists in Lebanon: results of a cross-sectional study

Hala Sacre1,2★, Sahar Obeid2,3, Georges Choueiry2,4, Eva Hobeika5, Rita Farah2,4, Aline Hajj6, Marwan Akel2,7, Souheil Hallit2,8, Pascale Salameh2,9★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Drug Information Center, Lebanese Pharmacists Association, Beirut, Lebanon.
  2. 2National Institute of Public Health, Clinical Epidemiology & Toxicology (INSPECT-LB), Beirut, Lebanon.
  3. 3Faculty of Philosophy, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Jounieh, Lebanon.
  4. 4Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon.
  5. 5Faculty of Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Jounieh, Lebanon.
  6. 6Laboratory of Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacy and Quality Control of Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
  7. 7School of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Beirut, Lebanon.
  8. 8Faculty of Medicine & Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Jounieh, Lebanon.
  9. 9Faculty of Pharmacy and Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon.

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Hala Sacre

Drug Information Center, Lebanese Pharmacists Association; & National Institute of Public Health, Clinical Epidemiology & Toxicology (INSPECT-LB), Beirut, Lebanon.

halasacre@hotmail.com

Received: 05-07-2019; Accepted: 06-10-2019.

Volume 17, Issue 4 · pp. 1613 · PUBLISHED 28 October 2019 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2019.4.1613

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ABSTRACT

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the quality of life and the factors associated with it among community pharmacists in Lebanon. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out between March and July 2018, enrolling 435 pharmacists, using a proportionate random sample of community pharmacies from all districts of Lebanon. The validated Arabic translation of the Short-Form 12 (SF12v2) was used to derive 2 summary scores: physical and mental component summaries (PCS and MCS). Results: Lebanese community pharmacists scored a mean PCS-12 and MCS-12 of 48.9 (SD 7.1) and 48.8 (SD 8.5), respectively. Higher age (Beta= -0.08), having a PhD degree (Beta= -4.54), higher depression score (Beta= -0.25), higher emotional work fatigue (Beta= -0.13) and higher physical work fatigue (Beta=-0.14) were significantly associated with lower physical QoL (lower PCS-12 scores). Increased stress (Beta= -0.17), higher insomnia (Beta= -0.21), higher depression (Beta= -0.2) and working for over 40 hours per week (Beta= -0.2) were significantly associated with lower mental QoL (lower mental MCS-12 scores). Conclusions: Our research has found a strong correlation between quality of life and psychological factors, including stress, burnout, insomnia, and depression among community pharmacists.

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    Sacre, H., Obeid, S., Choueiry, G., Hobeika, E., Farah, R., Hajj, A., Akel, M., Hallit, S., & Salameh, P. (2019). Factors associated with quality of life among community pharmacists in Lebanon: results of a cross-sectional study. Pharmacy Practice, 17(4), 1613. https://doi.org/10.18549/PharmPract.2019.4.1613