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Supervising pharmacists weretargeted due to their pivotal role as gatekeepers between organizational leadership and frontline staff in community pharmacies.\u003Cbr>Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among supervising pharmacists from major community pharmacy chainsbetween August 2023 and September 2024. Participants completed a web-based questionnaire assessing demographic data, occupational stress, and work engagement. The associations between work engagement and related factors were evaluated using bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses with high work engagement defined as the top quartile of UWES-17.\u003Cbr>Results: Data from 973 participantswere analyzed. The median UWES-17 score was 2.82. Among the three dimensions, “dedication” scored the highest. The primary factors associated with high work engagement includedperceived “meaningfulness of work”, “job control”, “suitable jobs”, “age group (≥50 years)”, “coworker support”.\u003Cbr>Conclusion: This study suggests that the distinct roles and workplace environments of supervising pharmacists are closely linked to their work engagement. Balancing job resources and demands is critical for sustaining engagement to maintain high-quality patient care. Interventions that strengthen self-awareness, peer collaboration, and career development within “Communities of Practice” could reinforce these gains. |\n\n1. Background  \nJapan’s rapidly super-aging population is driving a sustained increase in medical demand and creating a pressing need for communitybased integrated care systems. In Japan, the community-based integrated care system aims to provide integrated medical care, long-term care, preventive care, housing, and daily living support within each community.1  \nThe Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s action plan for pharmacists’ activities in the community emphasizes a shift from materialcentered tasks to interpersonal services, promoting pharmacists’ digital transformation, and expanding pharmacists’ roles in the  \ncommunity.2Internationally, this aligns with the shift towards peoplecentered pharmaceutical care advocated byaimed by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP).  \nIn this context, supervising pharmacists serve as gatekeepers connecting organizations and the field. Crucially, under Japanese law, they are explicitly mandated to supervise employees, in addition to managing pharmaceuticals and ensuring their proper use.3  \nFurthermore, with the progression of aging in Japan, a significant shortage of professionals and service workers in the medical and welfare sectors has been i","cbCaikC7sbiPypJy","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikC7sbiPypJy","pdf",1542672,"English","# Background\n# Methods\n# Results\n# Conclusion\n# Work engagement crossover and workplace influence","[{\"question\":\"What was the main purpose of this study?\",\"answer\":\"The study examined work engagement among supervising pharmacists and aimed to identify factors associated with high work engagement.\"},{\"question\":\"How was work engagement measured, and what defined “high” engagement?\",\"answer\":\"Work engagement was assessed using UWES-17. 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