PMID- 33995191
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20210518
IS  - 1664-1078 (Print)
IS  - 1664-1078 (Electronic)
IS  - 1664-1078 (Linking)
VI  - 12
DP  - 2021
TI  - Assessment of Job Stress of Clinical Pharmacists in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: A 
      Cross-Sectional Study.
PG  - 635595
LID - 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.635595 [doi]
LID - 635595
AB  - Objectives: The official implementation of clinical pharmacy in Vietnam has 
      arrived relatively late, resulting in various stressors. This study aims to 
      evaluate job stress level and suggest viable solutions. Methods: A 
      cross-sectional study was conducted on clinical pharmacists (CPs) in 128 
      hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). Job stress questions were derived from the 
      Healthcare Profession Stress Inventory (HPSI). Results: A total of 197 CPs 
      participated, giving a response rate of 82.4%. Participants were found to have 
      moderate job stress with an overall mean stress score of 1.5 (0.4) and stress 
      rate of 52.8%. The sample size was statistically adequate and the HPSI was valid 
      and reliable. Patient care responsibility was the main stressor, especially in 
      public hospitals, followed by job conflicts. Lack of experience, low income, and 
      inability to participate in clinical ward rounds caused significant stress to CPs 
      regarding job recognition and job uncertainty. More practice-oriented training 
      programs in bachelor curricula and clinical practice should be applied to help 
      CPs gain more experience, self-confidence, and diminish job stress. Conclusion: 
      CPs in HCMC have moderate stress. More practice-oriented training programs should 
      be prioritized to lessen stress for CPs.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2021 Nguyen-Thi, Do-Tran, Nguyen-Ngoc, Do, Pham and Le.
FAU - Nguyen-Thi, Hai-Yen
AU  - Nguyen-Thi HY
AD  - Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho 
      Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
FAU - Do-Tran, Minh-Thu
AU  - Do-Tran MT
AD  - Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho 
      Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
FAU - Nguyen-Ngoc, Thuy-Tram
AU  - Nguyen-Ngoc TT
AD  - Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho 
      Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
FAU - Do, Dung Van
AU  - Do DV
AD  - Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
FAU - Pham, Luyen Dinh
AU  - Pham LD
AD  - Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho 
      Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
FAU - Le, Nguyen Dang Tu
AU  - Le NDT
AD  - Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho 
      Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20210428
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Front Psychol
JT  - Frontiers in psychology
JID - 101550902
PMC - PMC8113390
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Ho Chi Minh City
OT  - Vietnam
OT  - clinical pharmacists
OT  - healthcare profession stress inventory
OT  - job stress
COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any 
      commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential 
      conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2021/05/18 06:00
MHDA- 2021/05/18 06:01
PMCR- 2021/04/28
CRDT- 2021/05/17 06:03
PHST- 2020/12/08 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/03/19 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/05/17 06:03 [entrez]
PHST- 2021/05/18 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/05/18 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2021/04/28 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.635595 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Front Psychol. 2021 Apr 28;12:635595. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.635595. eCollection 
      2021.