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. 2022 Apr 14;12(2):65-76.
doi: 10.9740/mhc.2022.04.065. eCollection 2022 Apr.

Best practice model for outpatient psychiatric pharmacy practice, part 2: Confirmation of the attribute statements

Kelly C Lee  1   2   3   4   5 , Richard J Silvia  1 , Gregory H Payne  2 , Tera D Moore  3 , Elayne D Ansara  4 , Clint A Ross  5
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Best practice model for outpatient psychiatric pharmacy practice, part 2: Confirmation of the attribute statements

Kelly C Lee et al. Ment Health Clin. .

Abstract

Introduction: The American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP) used multiple modalities to develop and refine 28 attribute statements to describe a best practice model for outpatient psychiatric pharmacists. Before addressing implementation, assessment, and field testing, it was necessary to finalize and confirm the statements and their supporting narratives among stakeholders. The objective of this project was to confirm the attribute statements and supporting justifications for a best practice model for outpatient psychiatric pharmacists providing direct patient care.

Methods: The 4 phases that resulted in the 28 attribute statements and supporting narratives have been described and published elsewhere. As part of phase 5, the confirmation survey was distributed to pharmacists and resident members of AAPP in November 2021 for 3 weeks.

Results: The survey respondents (n = 74; 6.1%) were licensed pharmacists for an average of 15.6 years (SD = 12.0) and had been practicing as psychiatric pharmacists for an average of 11.3 years (SD = 10.4). Slightly more than half (54.2%) of the respondents reported practicing in the outpatient setting and three-fourths (74.3%) were Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacists. For each of the 28 statements, more than 90% of respondents either agreed or agreed with minimal reservations.

Discussion: Given the high degree of agreement on the proposed practice model statements, they will be used as the basis for the outpatient psychiatric pharmacist best practice model. Next steps in developing this model include establishing implementation guidance, determining appropriate metrics for evaluation of these statements in practice, and establishing appropriate field-testing methods.

Keywords: attributes; best practice; consensus; outpatient; psychiatric pharmacy.

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FIGURE 1
(a) Percent agreement of outpatient respondents for each statement; (b) percent agreement of nonoutpatient respondents for each statement
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FIGURE 2
Characterization of current outpatient practice and likelihood of future implementation of each statement in practice (mean score for current characterization represents average ratings of respondents to the question, “How much does this statement currently characterize your outpatient practice” using the scale from 0 [not at all] to 10 [completely]; mean score for future implementation represents average ratings of respondents to the question, “How likely would you be able to implement this statement in your practice” using the scale from 0 [extremely unlikely] to 10 [extremely likely])
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