Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California ; Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California.
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2013 Dec 16;77(10):215. doi: 10.5688/ajpe7710215.
To evaluate the effectiveness of a first-year diabetes self-care education program by measuring student pharmacists' confidence and knowledge retention, and the clinical applicability of the skills learned.
Integrated into a Pharmacy Practice Course, a 9-hour program consisting of lectures, a home glucose monitor assignment, and active-learning workshops was completed by 2 cohorts of first-year student pharmacists. Three survey instruments were developed and administered to the student pharmacists prior to the program, immediately after the program, and 9 months after the program to assess confidence, knowledge retention, and the clinical applicability of the knowledge and skills learned.
In cohort 1, 54 student pharmacists (response rate 90%) perceived that their confidence and ability improved significantly (increased by 88% and 110%, respectively, from baseline, p<0.001). Overall knowledge of diabetes increased as well as indicated by a 40% increase in test scores (p<0.001). About two-thirds of student pharmacists used their training to assist patients with diabetes within 9 months of completing the program. Findings in cohort 2 mirrored those observed with cohort 1, indicating good generalizability.
An innovative first-year diabetes self-care education program significantly improved student pharmacists' knowledge and confidence in providing diabetes self-care education, and the majority immediately used their leaned skills to assist diabetes patients and caregivers. Training first-year student pharmacists in diabetes care so they are prepared to use these skills as early as their first year of pharmacy school may be an effective approach to increasing the number of providers available to counsel and care for this expanding patient population.
通过衡量学生药剂师的信心和知识保留程度，以及所学技能的临床适用性，评估一年级糖尿病自我护理教育计划的效果。
该计划纳入药学实践课程，由 9 个小时的讲座、家庭血糖仪作业和主动学习研讨会组成，由两批一年级学生药剂师完成。为学生药剂师开发并管理了三种调查工具，分别在计划之前、计划之后和计划后 9 个月进行，以评估信心、知识保留程度以及所学知识和技能的临床适用性。
在队列 1 中，54 名学生药剂师（响应率为 90%）认为他们的信心和能力显著提高（分别增加了 88%和 110%，p<0.001）。糖尿病总体知识也有所提高，测试成绩提高了 40%（p<0.001）。大约三分之二的学生药剂师在完成计划后的 9 个月内利用他们的培训来帮助糖尿病患者。队列 2 的结果与队列 1 观察到的结果相似，表明具有良好的普遍性。
一种创新的一年级糖尿病自我护理教育计划显著提高了学生药剂师在提供糖尿病自我护理教育方面的知识和信心，并且大多数人立即利用他们所学的技能来帮助糖尿病患者和护理人员。在药学学生的第一年就对他们进行糖尿病护理培训，使他们能够在第一年的药学学习中就准备好使用这些技能，这可能是增加可用于咨询和护理这一不断扩大的患者群体的提供者数量的有效方法。
