The association of management and leadership competencies with work satisfaction among pharmacists in Lebanon

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice

Research

Lama Zeineddine¹  Pascale Salameh²  Hala Sacre³  M. Rony Zeenny⁴  Aline Hajj⁵  Chadia Haddad⁶  Marwan Akel⁷ 

[1] Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Hadat, Lebanon;Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Hadat, Lebanon;INSPECT-LB (Institut National de Santé Publique, d’Épidémiologie Clinique et de Toxicologie-Liban), Beirut, Lebanon;School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon;Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University of Nicosia Medical School, 2417, Nicosia, Cyprus;INSPECT-LB (Institut National de Santé Publique, d’Épidémiologie Clinique et de Toxicologie-Liban), Beirut, Lebanon;INSPECT-LB (Institut National de Santé Publique, d’Épidémiologie Clinique et de Toxicologie-Liban), Beirut, Lebanon;Department of Pharmacy, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon;INSPECT-LB (Institut National de Santé Publique, d’Épidémiologie Clinique et de Toxicologie-Liban), Beirut, Lebanon;Laboratoire de Pharmacologie, Pharmacie Clinique et Contrôle de Qualité des Médicament (LPCQM), Faculty of Pharmacy, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon;Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada;Oncology Division, CHU de Québec Université Laval Research Center, Québec, Canada;INSPECT-LB (Institut National de Santé Publique, d’Épidémiologie Clinique et de Toxicologie-Liban), Beirut, Lebanon;School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon;Research Department, Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross, P.O. Box 60096, Jal Eddib, Lebanon;School of Health Sciences, Modern University for Business and Science, Beirut, Lebanon;INSPECT-LB (Institut National de Santé Publique, d’Épidémiologie Clinique et de Toxicologie-Liban), Beirut, Lebanon;School of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Beirut, Lebanon;

关键词: Competency;    Leadership;    Management;    Pharmacist;    Work satisfaction;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40545-023-00554-z

 received in 2022-12-06, accepted in 2023-03-10,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundPharmacists are at the core of the healthcare system and are the most accessible healthcare professionals. Their new roles involve leadership skills, among others. Work satisfaction of pharmacists might affect the quality of the services they provide. Hence, the primary objective of this study was to evaluate the management/leadership skills and work satisfaction of pharmacists and working pharmacy students. The secondary objective was to establish the relationship between management/leadership competencies and work satisfaction.MethodsThis cross-sectional study enrolled 415 Lebanese pharmacists and fifth-year pharmacy students (undergraduates) working in different pharmacy sectors across Lebanon from August 2021 through October 2021 using the snowball sampling technique and validated tools to assess management/leadership competencies and work satisfaction.ResultsManagement/leadership competencies were significantly correlated with work satisfaction (B = 0.288) and inversely associated with being engaged/married (B = − 2.825) and living outside Beirut or Mount Lebanon (B = − 1.873). Pharmacy students did not significantly differ in their leadership/management level from graduate pharmacists. Work satisfaction was significantly associated with management/leadership competencies (B = 0.062) and inversely related to education level (B = − 0.644).ConclusionsPharmacists’ work satisfaction and management/leadership competencies are interrelated, although the level of satisfaction seemed lower than the declared level of competencies. These concepts are differentially affected by personal and work-related characteristics. More efforts should be exerted to improve both the satisfaction and management/leadership competencies of pharmacists in Lebanon.

【 授权许可】

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