Okoro Roland N
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
Int J Pharm Pract. 2020 Apr;28(2):130-133. doi: 10.1111/ijpp.12542. Epub 2019 Apr 10.
To evaluate the effects of educational intervention on final-year pharmacy students' views on professional attitudes and actions required for the present day pharmacy practice.
Final-year pharmacy students (Class 2018) of the largest faculty of pharmacy in north-east Nigeria were enrolled in this study. Interventional lecture and students small group discussions on situational dilemmas in pharmacy practice, highlighting the application of the Oath of Pharmacist and the Pharmacists' Code of Ethics, were instituted. Efficacy of the educational intervention was assessed using eight items of Professionalism in Pharmacy Practice Questionnaire. Statistical analysis was done using descriptive statistics and paired sample t-test.
Fifty-seven students (82.4% of the entire final-year class) participated in the study and completed the pre- and post-intervention questionnaires. Of the eight items, seven improved significantly (P < 0.05), whereas the remaining one item also improved but this time with no significant difference.
This study showed that students' views on attitudes and behaviours related to professionalism and ethics in pharmacy practice improved following an educational intervention.
评估教育干预对最后一年药学专业学生对当今药学实践所需专业态度和行为的看法的影响。
尼日利亚东北部最大的药学院的最后一年药学专业学生（2018级）参与了本研究。开展了关于药学实践中情境困境的干预讲座和学生小组讨论，强调了《药剂师誓言》和《药剂师道德规范》的应用。使用《药学实践专业素养问卷》的八个项目评估教育干预的效果。采用描述性统计和配对样本t检验进行统计分析。
57名学生（占整个最后一年班级的82.4%）参与了研究并完成了干预前和干预后的问卷。在八个项目中，七个项目有显著改善（P<0.05），而其余一个项目也有所改善，但这次没有显著差异。
本研究表明，经过教育干预后，学生对药学实践中与专业素养和道德相关的态度和行为的看法有所改善。
