Rosa-Vega Jurynelliz, Carlo Edgar, Rodríguez-Ochoa Andrés, Hernández-Agosto Jonathan, Santiago Quiñones Darlene, Cabrera-Candelaria Damián, Rodríguez-Díaz Carlos E, Melin Kyle
PharmD. School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico. San Juan, (Puerto Rico).
EdD. Associate Professor, Director of Curriculum and Institutional Effectiveness. School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico. San Juan, (Puerto Rico).
Pharm Pract (Granada). 2020 Oct-Dec;18(4):2061. doi: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.4.2061. Epub 2020 Dec 14.
Most pharmacists have not received formal training or education in the provision of care for transgender patients. Nonetheless, pharmacists have the potential to be valuable partners in the care of transgender patients, and a continuing education course might be valuable in addressing this knowledge gap.
The aim of this study was to examine the impact of a three-hour continuing education course in improving the knowledge of pharmacists to provide pharmaceutical care for transgender patients.
A quasi-experimental, one-group pre-test/post-test study design was used to measure the impact of a three-hour continuing pharmacy education course on the knowledge of pharmacists on transgender care. The course was divided into three units: (1) Transgender Patient Care Introduction, (2) General Health Issues of Transgender Patients, and (3) Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy. A total of 68 pharmacists participated in the study, of which 54 completed both the pre- and post-test. An ANOVA was used to compare differences in knowledge in the group before and after the educational intervention.
The majority of the participating pharmacists were cisgender, heterosexual women who had not received any formal training related to transgender care. Participants demonstrated the largest increase in execution score in the third unit, with a percent improvement of 25.22% (pre-test 45.06%, post-test 70.28%; p<0.001). The average total execution score was 52.15% in the pre-test and 72.89% (p< 0.001) in the post-test.
Pharmacists benefited from a three-hour continuing education course with an increase in knowledge regarding transgender patient care and hormone therapy for gender affirmation. As this study only evaluated the effect in short term memory, further studies are needed to assess long term impact of the continuing education course on transgender care knowledge.
大多数药剂师在为跨性别患者提供护理方面未接受过正规培训或教育。尽管如此，药剂师有潜力成为跨性别患者护理中有价值的合作伙伴，而继续教育课程可能有助于填补这一知识空白。
本研究旨在探讨一门三小时的继续教育课程对提高药剂师为跨性别患者提供药学护理知识的影响。
采用准实验性单组前后测研究设计，以衡量一门三小时的药学继续教育课程对药剂师跨性别护理知识的影响。该课程分为三个单元：（1）跨性别患者护理介绍，（2）跨性别患者的一般健康问题，（3）性别肯定激素治疗。共有68名药剂师参与了该研究，其中54名完成了前后测。采用方差分析比较教育干预前后该组知识的差异。
大多数参与研究的药剂师是顺性别、异性恋女性，她们未接受过与跨性别护理相关的任何正规培训。参与者在第三单元的执行得分提高幅度最大，提高了25.22%（前测45.06%，后测70.28%；p<0.001）。前测的平均总执行得分为52.15%，后测为72.89%（p<0.001）。
药剂师从一门三小时的继续教育课程中受益，在跨性别患者护理和性别肯定激素治疗方面的知识有所增加。由于本研究仅评估了短期记忆中的效果，因此需要进一步研究来评估该继续教育课程对跨性别护理知识的长期影响。
