Development of a positive psychology well-being intervention in a community pharmacy setting

<p> Community pharmacies are well‐placed to deliver well‐being interventions;<br> however, to date, nothing has been produced specifically for this setting. The aim of this study was to develop a positive psychology intervention suitable for a community pharmacy setting with the goal of increasing the well‐being of community members. <strong>Methods:</strong> Intervention development consisted of three steps: Step 1—identify the evidence-base and well-being model to underpin the basis of the intervention (Version 1); Step 2—model the intervention and gather user feedback to produce Version 2, and Step 3—revisit the evidence-base and refine the intervention to produce Version 3. <strong>Results:</strong> Findings from nine studies (seven RCTs, one cross-sectional, one N-1 design plus user feedback were applied to model a 6-week ‘<em>Prescribing Happiness (P-Hap</em>)’ intervention, underpinned by the PERMA model plus four other components from the positive psychology literature (<em>Three Good Things, Utilising Your Signature Strengths in New Ways, Best Possible Selves and Character Strengths</em>). A PERMA-based diary was designed to be completed 3 days a week as part of the intervention. <strong>Conclusions:</strong> This work is an important development which will direct the future implementation of interventions to support well-being in this novel setting. The next stage is to gain the perspectives of external stakeholders on the feasibility of delivering the P-Hap for its adoption into community pharmacy services in the future. </p>