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

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  • Hala Sacre1Drug Information Center, Lebanese Pharmacists Association, Beirut, Lebanon., 2National Institute of Public Health, Clinical Epidemiology & Toxicology (INSPECT-LB), Beirut, Lebanon.
  • Sahar Obeid2National Institute of Public Health, Clinical Epidemiology & Toxicology (INSPECT-LB), Beirut, Lebanon., 3Faculty of Philosophy, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Jounieh, Lebanon.
  • Georges Choueiry2National Institute of Public Health, Clinical Epidemiology & Toxicology (INSPECT-LB), Beirut, Lebanon., 4Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon.
  • Eva Hobeika5Faculty of Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Jounieh, Lebanon.
  • Rita Farah2National Institute of Public Health, Clinical Epidemiology & Toxicology (INSPECT-LB), Beirut, Lebanon., 4Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon.
  • Aline Hajj6Laboratory of Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacy and Quality Control of Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
  • Marwan Akel2National Institute of Public Health, Clinical Epidemiology & Toxicology (INSPECT-LB), Beirut, Lebanon., 7School of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Beirut, Lebanon.
  • Souheil Hallit2National Institute of Public Health, Clinical Epidemiology & Toxicology (INSPECT-LB), Beirut, Lebanon., 8Faculty of Medicine & Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Jounieh, Lebanon.
  • Pascale Salameh2National Institute of Public Health, Clinical Epidemiology & Toxicology (INSPECT-LB), Beirut, Lebanon., 9Faculty of Pharmacy and Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon.

Volume 17 Issue 4 Pages 1-10

DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2019.4.1613

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.

Keywords

  • Quality of Life
  • Burnout
  • Professional
  • Fatigue
  • Depression
  • Pharmacies
  • Pharmacists
  • Risk Factors
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Lebanon
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