Purdue University College of Pharmacy, West Lafayette, Indiana.
Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, Arlington, Virginia.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2018 Nov;82(9):6444. doi: 10.5688/ajpe6444.
To compare pharmacy students' perceptions with patients' reasons for medication non-adherence. Pharmacy students completing an experiential rotation recruited patients exhibiting medication non-adherence from community pharmacies and asked them to respond to statements about reasons for their medication non-adherence. Patient responses were ranked in order of prevalence and compared to self-reported student perceptions on reasons for non-adherence. There was a significant difference between patients' and students' rankings of reasons for medication non-adherence. Significant factors for patients included medications that interfere with lifestyle, sexual health and drinking alcohol; whereas, students believed that cognitive-related issues were patients' primary reasons for non-adherence to their medications. Educational opportunities to reflect on and discuss differing perspectives should be provided in the pharmacy curriculum to better equip students to address medication adherence issues and improve patient care.
比较药学专业学生对患者药物不依从原因的认知与患者实际不依从原因。正在进行实习轮转的药学专业学生从社区药房招募药物不依从患者,并让他们对导致药物不依从的原因陈述进行回应。根据出现频率对患者的回应进行排序,并与学生自我报告的不依从原因认知进行比较。患者和学生对药物不依从原因的认知排序存在显著差异。对患者而言,重要的原因包括干扰生活方式、性健康和饮酒的药物;而学生则认为认知相关问题是患者不依从药物治疗的主要原因。应在药学课程中提供反思和讨论不同观点的教育机会,以使学生更好地解决药物依从性问题并改善患者护理。