The European Journal of Social & Behavioural Sciences
Online ISSN: 2301-2218
European Publisher
Continuing Professional Development: Views and Barriers Toward Participation Among Malaysian Pharmacists
Table 3: Participants’ responses on the barriers to participation in CPD
| Agree(%) | Neither Agree norDisagree(%) | Disagree(%) | |
| Accessibility (location/distance) of group learning activities | 82.2 | 15.2 | 2.7 |
| Job constraints | 80.8 | 15.7 | 3.5 |
| Lack of time | 70.9 | 28.2 | 1.9 |
| Cost of participation | 66.8 | 25.4 | 7.7 |
| Lack of relevant learning opportunities | 64.9 | 29.3 | 5.8 |
| Uninteresting subjects or topics | 60.8 | 28.2 | 11.0 |
| Lack of quality learning activities | 53.9 | 36.2 | 9.9 |
| Lack of learning opportunities to match the learning style | 44.7 | 41.4 | 13.8 |
| Family constraints (e.g. spouse, children) | 42.5 | 41.2 | 16.3 |
| Professional burnout | 40.6 | 49.2 | 10.1 |
| Subjects/topics too specialised | 39.0 | 44.8 | 15.2 |
| Low personal priority of learning in relation to other activities | 37.1 | 48.7 | 14.1 |