Melton Tyler C, Johnson William T, Tipton Brittany, Aragon Kelsea G, Daniels Calvin C, Renfro Chelsea Phillips
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Pharmacy, Memphis, TN 38103, USA.
College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA.
Pharmacy (Basel). 2022 Jun 24;10(4):70. doi: 10.3390/pharmacy10040070.
A 12-question survey instrument was developed, pilot-tested, and administered to 191 pharmacy students in their first professional year after engaging in a learning activity focusing on topics across five categories with clinical relevance to providing care to the LGBTQ+ community. A paired student t-test was performed on survey tool pre-test and post-test survey responses, with p < 0.05 considered significant. A total of 183 usable pre-test and post-test survey responses were received. Statistically significant differences between the pre-test and post-test correct responses were observed for scenarios involving proper pronoun use, hormone therapy (HT) counseling, immunization best practices, and communication hesitancy. The greatest knowledge change was reported in the categories of immunization best practices (48.9%), HT counseling (33.6%), and pronoun use (22.8%). Active learning assignments are effective teaching strategies to promote clinical knowledge in providing inclusive and culturally competent care to LGBTQ+ patients. Clinical topic areas including proper pronoun use, HT counseling, immunization best practices, privacy, risk awareness, and communication hesitancy are effective curricula additions for pharmacy colleges to advance inclusive curricula concerning providing care to the LGBTQ+ community.
开发了一份包含12个问题的调查问卷，进行了预测试，并在191名药学专业一年级学生参与了一项围绕与为 LGBTQ+ 群体提供护理具有临床相关性的五个类别的主题展开的学习活动后，将该问卷发放给了他们。对调查问卷工具的预测试和后测试回复进行了配对学生t检验，p < 0.05被视为具有统计学意义。共收到183份可用的预测试和后测试调查问卷回复。在涉及正确使用代词、激素疗法（HT）咨询、免疫接种最佳实践和沟通犹豫的情景中，观察到预测试和后测试正确回复之间存在统计学上的显著差异。在免疫接种最佳实践（48.9%）、HT咨询（33.6%）和代词使用（22.8%）类别中，知识变化最大。主动学习任务是促进为LGBTQ+患者提供包容且具有文化胜任力护理的临床知识的有效教学策略。包括正确使用代词、HT咨询、免疫接种最佳实践、隐私、风险意识和沟通犹豫在内的临床主题领域，是药学院推进有关为LGBTQ+群体提供护理的包容性课程的有效课程补充。
