Resilience among Malaysian Community Pharmacists and General Medical Practitioners Using the 10-Item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC): The First National Survey

With the growing importance of the healthcare sector, resilience has become a fundamental personal quality that healthcare professionals need to cultivate to cope with adverse events in daily work. Distress in the workplace cannot only impact the well-being of healthcare professionals but also negat...

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Main Authors: Nahlah Elkudssiah Ismail, Wong Min Hui, Khang Wen Goh, Nanloh Samuel Jimam, Andi Hermansyah, Long Chiau Ming
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Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/12/8/272
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author Nahlah Elkudssiah Ismail
Wong Min Hui
Khang Wen Goh
Nanloh Samuel Jimam
Andi Hermansyah
Long Chiau Ming
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description With the growing importance of the healthcare sector, resilience has become a fundamental personal quality that healthcare professionals need to cultivate to cope with adverse events in daily work. Distress in the workplace cannot only impact the well-being of healthcare professionals but also negatively affect the capability to care effectively for others. This study was conducted to determine the score and level of resilience among private primary healthcare professionals and their relationships with independent variables. Sets of questionnaires on resilience based on the Connor–Davidson resilience scale-10 (CD-RISC-10) were completed by 164 general practitioners (GPs) and 87 community pharmacists (CPs). Inferential analysis was used to assess the difference, correlation, association, and predictor among dependent and independent variables. The validity and reliability of the study instrument were assessed using Modern Test Theory (MTT) and Classical Test Theory (CTT). The majority of GPs and CPs possessed the lowest resilience level. There were significant differences between CD-RISC-10 with gender, age, and years of experience in GPs as well as overall. Significant associations were found between CD-RISC-10 with all independent variables, except for the highest education level in GPs and overall. This study revealed significant correlations between independent variables with CD-RISC-10 in GPs and overall. However, there were nonsignificant differences, associations, and correlations among CPs between all independent variables and CD-RISC-10. Gender was the predictor of CD-RISC-10 in GPs, while age and years of experience were the predictors of CD-RISC-10 in GPs and overall. There was no predictor of independent variables for CPs. In multinomial logistics regression, years of experience and gender were the significant predictors of CD-RISC-10 among GPs. The CD-RISC-10 instrument had good validity and reliability. Overall, healthcare professionals showed a low level of resilience. This emphasized the need to cultivate and build resilience, as it is a desirable, important element when working in harsh and unprecedented healthcare settings.
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spelling doaj.art-c524f203d9cd4252ab4973f78ed8f8092023-12-01T23:25:44ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2022-08-0112827210.3390/bs12080272Resilience among Malaysian Community Pharmacists and General Medical Practitioners Using the 10-Item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC): The First National SurveyNahlah Elkudssiah Ismail0Wong Min Hui1Khang Wen Goh2Nanloh Samuel Jimam3Andi Hermansyah4Long Chiau Ming5Malaysian Academy of Pharmacy, Puchong 47160, MalaysiaFaculty of Pharmacy, MAHSA University, Bandar Saujana Putra, Jenjarom 42610, MalaysiaFaculty of Data Science and Information Technology, INTI International University, Nilai 71800, MalaysiaFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Jos, Jos 930105, NigeriaDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya 60115, IndonesiaPengiran Anak Puteri Rashidah Sa’adatul Bolkiah Institute of Health Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong BE 1410, BruneiWith the growing importance of the healthcare sector, resilience has become a fundamental personal quality that healthcare professionals need to cultivate to cope with adverse events in daily work. Distress in the workplace cannot only impact the well-being of healthcare professionals but also negatively affect the capability to care effectively for others. This study was conducted to determine the score and level of resilience among private primary healthcare professionals and their relationships with independent variables. Sets of questionnaires on resilience based on the Connor–Davidson resilience scale-10 (CD-RISC-10) were completed by 164 general practitioners (GPs) and 87 community pharmacists (CPs). Inferential analysis was used to assess the difference, correlation, association, and predictor among dependent and independent variables. The validity and reliability of the study instrument were assessed using Modern Test Theory (MTT) and Classical Test Theory (CTT). The majority of GPs and CPs possessed the lowest resilience level. There were significant differences between CD-RISC-10 with gender, age, and years of experience in GPs as well as overall. Significant associations were found between CD-RISC-10 with all independent variables, except for the highest education level in GPs and overall. This study revealed significant correlations between independent variables with CD-RISC-10 in GPs and overall. However, there were nonsignificant differences, associations, and correlations among CPs between all independent variables and CD-RISC-10. Gender was the predictor of CD-RISC-10 in GPs, while age and years of experience were the predictors of CD-RISC-10 in GPs and overall. There was no predictor of independent variables for CPs. In multinomial logistics regression, years of experience and gender were the significant predictors of CD-RISC-10 among GPs. The CD-RISC-10 instrument had good validity and reliability. Overall, healthcare professionals showed a low level of resilience. This emphasized the need to cultivate and build resilience, as it is a desirable, important element when working in harsh and unprecedented healthcare settings.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/12/8/272resiliencegeneral practitionercommunity pharmacistprivate primary healthcare
spellingShingle Nahlah Elkudssiah Ismail
Wong Min Hui
Khang Wen Goh
Nanloh Samuel Jimam
Andi Hermansyah
Long Chiau Ming
Resilience among Malaysian Community Pharmacists and General Medical Practitioners Using the 10-Item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC): The First National Survey
Behavioral Sciences
resilience
general practitioner
community pharmacist
private primary healthcare
title Resilience among Malaysian Community Pharmacists and General Medical Practitioners Using the 10-Item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC): The First National Survey
title_full Resilience among Malaysian Community Pharmacists and General Medical Practitioners Using the 10-Item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC): The First National Survey
title_fullStr Resilience among Malaysian Community Pharmacists and General Medical Practitioners Using the 10-Item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC): The First National Survey
title_full_unstemmed Resilience among Malaysian Community Pharmacists and General Medical Practitioners Using the 10-Item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC): The First National Survey
title_short Resilience among Malaysian Community Pharmacists and General Medical Practitioners Using the 10-Item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC): The First National Survey
title_sort resilience among malaysian community pharmacists and general medical practitioners using the 10 item connor davidson resilience scale cd risc the first national survey
topic resilience
general practitioner
community pharmacist
private primary healthcare
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/12/8/272
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