Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham, Thailand.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2013 Apr 12;77(3):56. doi: 10.5688/ajpe77356.
OBJECTIVE. To integrate pharmacy education into a diabetes and hypertension screening program to improve pharmacy student disease knowledge and screening skills and provide a valuable service to the community. METHODS. One hundred eighty third-year PharmD students were trained and subsequently screened people aged ≥35 years in 2 Thai communities. Those with high risk factors were encouraged to see a pharmacist or nurse for further evaluation and referral to a physician for diagnosis. RESULTS. After training, the third-year students showed significantly higher knowledge scores on diabetes and hypertension than a control group of second-year students (p<0.05). More than 80% of the third-year students were rated by pharmacist observers as having good community screening skills. More than 95% of community participants were satisfied or very satisfied with the screening session. The active screening program improved the screening coverage in the targeted communities from 41 people/month under the passive screening program to 127 people/month and improved the coverage rate over a 6-month period from 24% to 73%. CONCLUSION. This active screening project by pharmacy students enhanced the health knowledge and awareness of members of the targeted communities and increased pharmacy students' knowledge of and ability to screen for hypertension and diabetes.
目的。将药学教育融入糖尿病和高血压筛查计划中，以提高药学学生的疾病知识和筛查技能，并为社区提供有价值的服务。方法。180 名三年级药学专业学生接受培训，随后在 2 个泰国社区中对年龄≥35 岁的人群进行筛查。对于有高危因素的人群，鼓励他们咨询药剂师或护士进行进一步评估，并转介给医生进行诊断。结果。培训后，三年级学生在糖尿病和高血压知识方面的得分明显高于对照组的二年级学生（p<0.05）。超过 80%的三年级学生被药剂师观察员评为具有良好的社区筛查技能。超过 95%的社区参与者对筛查过程表示满意或非常满意。主动筛查项目将目标社区的筛查覆盖率从被动筛查项目下的每月 41 人提高到每月 127 人，并在 6 个月内将覆盖率从 24%提高到 73%。结论。药学学生的主动筛查项目提高了目标社区成员的健康知识和意识，增强了药学学生对高血压和糖尿病的筛查知识和能力。
