How Community Pharmacists Perceive Ethics in Clinical Research: A Qualitative Study
In recent years, the importance of building evidence in clinical practice that is increasingly acknowledged globally has been recognized in Japan as well, and it is expected that clinical research by community pharmacists will grow. In Japan, however, community pharmacists have few opportunities to...
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| author | Miku Ogura Rieko Takehira Tatsuya Watanabe Etsuko Arita |
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| description | In recent years, the importance of building evidence in clinical practice that is increasingly acknowledged globally has been recognized in Japan as well, and it is expected that clinical research by community pharmacists will grow. In Japan, however, community pharmacists have few opportunities to learn about research ethics and may lack the training to make ethical decisions. We conducted a questionnaire survey of community pharmacists (<i>n</i> = 200) using a free descriptive format to understand how they perceived research ethics. Our qualitative analysis of 170 respondents revealed various perspectives (<A pharmacist’s grounding>, <How pharmacists perceive research>, and <Ethical issues entailed by research>) of Japanese pharmacists on ethics in the context of clinical research. With respect to how to understand research, the following perspectives were found: “research that prioritizes researchers,” “research that prioritizes research subjects (patients),” and “research that enters into regular work.” The perspectives on “research that prioritizes research subjects (patients)” and “research that enters into regular work” may inadvertently lead to ethically inappropriate research due to mismatch in professional values or poor understanding of research. These findings can contribute to the development of an educational program for community pharmacists on research ethics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f7b82c3f9eb5412a8f632db6ce1a376f2023-11-22T23:31:42ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322021-11-01911149610.3390/healthcare9111496How Community Pharmacists Perceive Ethics in Clinical Research: A Qualitative StudyMiku Ogura0Rieko Takehira1Tatsuya Watanabe2Etsuko Arita3Laboratory of Medical Psychology, Pharmaceutical Education Research Center, Kitasato University School of Pharmacy, Tokyo 108-8641, JapanLaboratory of Medical Psychology, Pharmaceutical Education Research Center, Kitasato University School of Pharmacy, Tokyo 108-8641, JapanKitasato Clinical Research Center, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara 252-0374, JapanLaboratory of Medical Psychology, Pharmaceutical Education Research Center, Kitasato University School of Pharmacy, Tokyo 108-8641, JapanIn recent years, the importance of building evidence in clinical practice that is increasingly acknowledged globally has been recognized in Japan as well, and it is expected that clinical research by community pharmacists will grow. In Japan, however, community pharmacists have few opportunities to learn about research ethics and may lack the training to make ethical decisions. We conducted a questionnaire survey of community pharmacists (<i>n</i> = 200) using a free descriptive format to understand how they perceived research ethics. Our qualitative analysis of 170 respondents revealed various perspectives (<A pharmacist’s grounding>, <How pharmacists perceive research>, and <Ethical issues entailed by research>) of Japanese pharmacists on ethics in the context of clinical research. With respect to how to understand research, the following perspectives were found: “research that prioritizes researchers,” “research that prioritizes research subjects (patients),” and “research that enters into regular work.” The perspectives on “research that prioritizes research subjects (patients)” and “research that enters into regular work” may inadvertently lead to ethically inappropriate research due to mismatch in professional values or poor understanding of research. These findings can contribute to the development of an educational program for community pharmacists on research ethics.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/11/1496clinical researchethicscommunity pharmacistsqualitative researchresearch ethics education |
| spellingShingle | Miku Ogura Rieko Takehira Tatsuya Watanabe Etsuko Arita How Community Pharmacists Perceive Ethics in Clinical Research: A Qualitative Study Healthcare clinical research ethics community pharmacists qualitative research research ethics education |
| title | How Community Pharmacists Perceive Ethics in Clinical Research: A Qualitative Study |
| title_full | How Community Pharmacists Perceive Ethics in Clinical Research: A Qualitative Study |
| title_fullStr | How Community Pharmacists Perceive Ethics in Clinical Research: A Qualitative Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | How Community Pharmacists Perceive Ethics in Clinical Research: A Qualitative Study |
| title_short | How Community Pharmacists Perceive Ethics in Clinical Research: A Qualitative Study |
| title_sort | how community pharmacists perceive ethics in clinical research a qualitative study |
| topic | clinical research ethics community pharmacists qualitative research research ethics education |
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