Department of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Med Princ Pract. 2010;19(4):305-11. doi: 10.1159/000312718. Epub 2010 May 26.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of an asthma continuing education program on pharmacists' knowledge and attitudes related to asthma pharmaceutical care.
A 20-hour continuing education program was conducted by the joint efforts of the Taipei City Government, Taiwan Association of Asthma Education and Taipei Medical University Wan Fang Hospital, in a series of 4 days afternoon sessions from June 26 to July 4, 2004. One hundred and twenty-five pharmacists participated. The Asthma Knowledge Test in Mandarin and the Asthma Attitude Scale in Mandarin were developed by adapting the scale used to evaluate the impact of pharmacist continuing education programs on diabetic care. The results before and after the intervention were compared to evaluate the impact of the program.
Of the 125 participants, 105 returned both the pre- and post-intervention questionnaires, for a response rate of 84.0%. The total score of the attitude section increased significantly from 40.04 +/- 3.35 to 42.54 +/- 2.98 (full score = 50, p < 0.001). The total score of the knowledge section also increased significantly from 7.18 +/- 1.31 to 7.56 +/- 1.15 (p = 0.008). Improvement in the attitude score was found in 70 (67.0%) subjects, and in the knowledge score in 45 (43.5%) subjects.
The study demonstrated that attitude and knowledge toward asthma care improved after the continuing education program. Further study of long-term impact and direct changes in asthma pharmaceutical care practice will be necessary.
本研究旨在评估哮喘继续教育计划对药师与哮喘药物治疗相关知识和态度的影响。
由台北市政府、台湾哮喘教育协会及台北医学大学万芳医院共同合作，于 2004 年 6 月 26 日至 7 月 4 日连续四天的下午时段，举办为时 20 小时的继续教育课程，共 125 名药师参加。本研究采用评估药师继续教育计划对糖尿病护理影响的量表，改编成中文的「气喘知识测验」与「气喘态度量表」，以比较干预前后的结果，评估计划的影响。
125 名参与者中，有 105 人回传干预前后的问卷，回应率为 84.0%。态度部分的总分从 40.04±3.35 显著增加至 42.54±2.98（满分 50，p<0.001）。知识部分的总分也从 7.18±1.31 显著增加至 7.56±1.15（p=0.008）。70 名（67.0%）参与者的态度评分有所改善，45 名（43.5%）参与者的知识评分有所改善。
本研究显示，继续教育计划后，药师对气喘照护的态度和知识有所提升。有必要进一步研究长期影响和哮喘药物治疗实践的直接变化。
