Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait.
Med Princ Pract. 2013;22(5):489-94. doi: 10.1159/000350840. Epub 2013 May 23.
To implement an interactive workshop for final-year pharmacy students on patient counseling about antidiabetic medications and to assess its impact on knowledge and self-reported confidence of students in counseling.
The workshop was organized for all final-year pharmacy students (n = 27) during the academic year 2011-2012. It included various teaching and learning activities: interactive lectures, group work and role-playing. Pre-/postworkshop questionnaires were used to assess the impact of the workshop on students' knowledge about medications and attitudes to patient counseling, respectively. The workshop and the teaching activities were evaluated using an evaluation sheet. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 17. Paired Student's t test was used to compare the results of pre-/postintervention instruments. Statistical significance was accepted at a p value of <0.05.
The mean ± standard deviation of the pre- and postworkshop knowledge questionnaire scores were 47.9 ± 17.6% and 70.7 ± 18.6%, respectively (p < 0.05), indicating that the workshop significantly improved students' knowledge about antidiabetic medications. It also had significant effects on students' self-reported confidence in communicating effectively with patients and counseling them on antidiabetic medications. All participants strongly agreed that the workshop was very useful. The case discussion in small groups was ranked as the most preferred learning method by the students.
This workshop was successful in improving knowledge and self-reported confidence of pharmacy students in counseling patients about antidiabetic medications. Adapting the use of engaging teaching methods allowed the students to become active, independent and self-directed learners and thus enhanced their confidence in providing pharmaceutical care to patients.
为药学专业的应届毕业生实施一个关于糖尿病药物患者咨询的互动研讨会，并评估其对学生在咨询方面的知识和自我报告的信心的影响。
该研讨会于 2011-2012 学年期间为所有药学专业应届毕业生（n=27）组织。它包括各种教学和学习活动：互动讲座、小组工作和角色扮演。使用预/后问卷调查评估研讨会对学生对药物的知识和对患者咨询的态度的影响。使用评估表评估研讨会和教学活动。使用 SPSS 版本 17 分析数据。使用配对学生 t 检验比较干预前后工具的结果。接受 p 值<0.05 的统计学意义。
预/后知识问卷得分的平均值±标准差分别为 47.9±17.6%和 70.7±18.6%（p<0.05），表明研讨会显著提高了学生对糖尿病药物的知识。它对学生有效与患者沟通和就糖尿病药物为患者提供咨询的自我报告的信心也有显著影响。所有参与者都强烈认为研讨会非常有用。小组讨论被学生评为最受欢迎的学习方法。
该研讨会成功地提高了药学专业学生在为患者提供糖尿病药物咨询方面的知识和自我报告的信心。适应使用引人入胜的教学方法使学生成为积极、独立和自我指导的学习者，从而增强了他们为患者提供药物治疗的信心。
