title: Job satisfaction and stress among pharmacists in the long-term care sector.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide normative information regarding levels of job satisfaction and stress between consulting and dispensing pharmacists in the long-term care arena.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional.
  
  
  METHODS
  United States.
  
  
  METHODS
  All current members of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists as of March 2005.
  
  
  METHODS
  None.
  
  
  METHODS
  Health Professional Stress Inventory.
  
  
  RESULTS
  More than 90% of consultant pharmacists were satisfied with their jobs. The most frequently reported source of stress among the pharmacists was short staffing, affecting their ability to perform their duties. More than one-third of dispensing pharmacists were often stressed, frequently because of the need to keep up with developments to maintain professional competence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pharmacists serving the long-term care sector are very satisfied. Methods to assist dispensing pharmacists to keep up with practice developments must be explored. Whether or not new models of long-term care pharmacy improve job satisfaction must be explored.
authors: Department of Community Health, Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA. Kate_Lapane@brown.edu
authors: Kate L
authors: KL
authors: Lapane
authors: Carmel M
authors: CM
authors: Hughes