Pharmacists’ barriers and enablers to delivering health behaviour recommendations for patients with behavioural determinants of disease: Application of the COM-B model

Pharmacists are reportedly motivated to engage with patients about health risk factors and disease management. However, external barriers to recommendations and lack of time may only be reduced with management support. Findings necessitate pharmacy model-level initiatives to effectively overcome barriers, such as educating pharmacists about the benefits of behavioural medicine, and training in brief behaviour change techniques through professional development opportunities. Behavioural medicine can enhance pharmacists' capacity to support individuals in managing chronic and communicable disease, but this may need to be incorporated and prioritised early in pharmacy training, including throughout tertiary pharmacy curricula.