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Consequently, this research seeks to evaluate how the community perceives the role of pharmacists in Lebanon.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional study was conducted among the Lebanese residents over 2\u00a0months. One-way analysis of variance assessed the relationship between the perception score and the general characteristics of the study sample. A multivariate analysis was performed using linear regression models to evaluate the combined effect of predictors on the perception score.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The study comprised exclusively Lebanese participants, with a slightly higher proportion of males (53.4%) than females (46.6%) and a diverse age distribution, ranging from 18 to 65 years old, with 9.1% being 65 years or older. After adjusting for covariates, females scored 0.25 points lower than males (CI (\u22120.65, 0.15);\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .217), while individuals aged 40\u201349 and 50\u201365 had perception scores of 0.18 and 0.55 points lower than those aged 18\u201329, respectively (CI (\u22120.83, 0.48);\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .595 and CI (\u22121.29, 0.20);\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .153, respectively). Participants from Nabatiyeh had a perception score increase of 0.82 compared to those in Beirut (CI (0.15\u20131.49);\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; .017), and those working in non-medical fields scored 0.90 points lower than others (CI (\u22121.49, \u22120.32);\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .002). Individuals with at least one comorbidity scored 0.83 points lower (CI (\u22121.44, \u22120.21);\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .008), while patients with public insurance and those with a treatment duration of 6 months had perception scores 0.57 and 0.66 points lower, respectively, compared to their counterparts (CI (\u22121.12, \u22120.03);\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .039 and CI (\u22121.29, \u22120.03);\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .040).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Findings stress the significance of tailored healthcare and consistent patient-pharmacist relationships, especially for managing complex conditions, underscoring the importance of understanding these dynamics to bolster trust and appreciation for community pharmacists in Lebanon.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/17411343241265924","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,22]],"date-time":"2024-07-22T11:28:13Z","timestamp":1721647693000},"page":"35-45","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Patients\u2019 perceptions of community pharmacists\u2019 role: A cross-sectional study in Lebanon"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Ali","family":"Kalash","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical and Epidemiological Research Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Hadat, Lebanon"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0964-9722","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Georges","family":"Hatem","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical and Epidemiological Research Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Hadat, Lebanon"}]},{"given":"Mohammad","family":"Chaheen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical and Epidemiological Research Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Hadat, Lebanon"}]},{"given":"Sanaa","family":"Awada","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical and Epidemiological Research Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Hadat, Lebanon"}]},{"given":"Samar","family":"Rachidi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical and Epidemiological Research Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Hadat, Lebanon"}]},{"given":"Roula","family":"Ajrouche","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical and Epidemiological Research Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Hadat, Lebanon"},{"name":"Department of Health Sciences, University of Sciences and Arts in Lebanon, Beirut, lebanon"},{"name":"Institut National de Sant\u00e9 Publique d\u2019Epid\u00e9miologie Clinique et de Toxicologie-Liban (INSPECT-LB), Beirut, Lebanon"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_4_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/27550834231161145"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4103\/jehp.jehp_1374_20"},{"issue":"3","key":"e_1_3_4_4_2","first-page":"703","article-title":"The role of pharmacists in patient counselling for OTc medication: a cross-sectional study","volume":"42","author":"Haddad M","year":"2023","unstructured":"Haddad M, Aldossary SA, Alotaibi MM, et al. 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