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May 26, 2026Scientific ReportsOpen Access

Evaluating community pharmacists’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward nutritional counselling and healthy lifestyles: evidence from a lower-middle-income country

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LHLana HanayshehSRSondos RajabTMTala Masri

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Overview

Cross-sectional study assesses knowledge, attitudes, and practices in nutritional counselling among pharmacists, suggesting improvements needed.

Key Points

  • The aim is to evaluate community pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning nutritional counselling and identify barriers.
  • Cross-sectional study involving 337 community pharmacists through self-administered questionnaires.
  • Data analysis conducted using SPSS version 21 with significance set at p < 0.05.
  • Descriptive analysis and nonparametric tests (Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test) used.
  • 92.0% of pharmacists recognized the importance of balanced diets, while only 7.1% identified dietary supplements as potentially unsafe.
  • 69.8% agreed that counselling improves patient outcomes, yet only 24.6% routinely address physical activity.
  • Barriers included lack of time (84.6%) and patient misconceptions (68.2%), with practice scores influenced by employment status.

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Hanaysheh et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a153a2eb5d9c58d83e8d023https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-54607-9
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