Development and validation of the patient trust in community pharmacists (TRUST-Ph) scale: Results from a study conducted in Thailand

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 272-283

  Ngorsuraches, Surachat ^a   Lerkiatbundit, Sanguan ^a   Li, Shu Chuen ^b   Treesak, Charoen ^c   Sirithorn, Rachnida ^a   Korwiwattanakarn, Montree ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Scale development; Trust in Pharmacist; Trust scale; TRUST Ph

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONFIDENTIALITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; THAILAND; TRUST; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONFIDENTIALITY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; THAILAND; TRUST;

EID: 51549103652     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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