School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom.
PLoS One. 2023 Mar 16;18(3):e0282070. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282070. eCollection 2023.
Appropriate medication use is essential in ensuring optimal pharmacotherapeutic outcomes. It is mistakenly assumed that adults can swallow solid oral dosage forms (SODFs, e.g. tablets/capsules colloquially referred to as 'pills'), without difficulty and that children cannot. KidzMed is a 'pill swallowing' training programme designed to teach effective SODF use in patients of all ages. It may be utilised by healthcare professionals to assist patients taking SODFs. E-learning was essential for training during COVID pandemic to reduce viral transmission. The aim of this study was to explore UK student pharmacists views of e-learning to support swallowing solid oral dosage forms.
This study used pre- and post-intervention online surveys on Microsoft Forms to evaluate self-directed eLearning about pill swallowing on MPharm programmes at three UK Universities using a 13-item survey. A combination of five-point Likert Scales and free-text items were used. The eLearning was available via the virtual learning environment at the University and embedded within existing curriculum. Descriptive statistical analysis was used to explore responses.
In total, 113 of 340 (33%) students completed the survey. Seventy-eight percent (n = 65) reported the eLearning would enable them to teach adults and children to swallow SODFs successfully. Learners either agreed or strongly agreed that they felt comfortable to teach patients (95%, n = 62/113) and parents or carers (94%, n = 60) to swallow medications having completed the e-learning. Student pharmacists generally found eLearning as an acceptable way to reflect on their own experiences of 'pill' swallowing and how to support patients to swallow SODFs.
The KidzMed eLearning was well received by student pharmacists. Further work is needed to explore whether skills translates into real life application in the clinical settings.
适当的药物使用对于确保最佳的药物治疗效果至关重要。人们错误地认为，成年人可以毫不费力地吞咽固体口服剂型（SODF，例如片剂/胶囊，通常称为“药丸”），而儿童则不能。KidzMed 是一项“吞咽药丸”培训计划，旨在教授所有年龄段患者有效使用 SODF。它可以由医疗保健专业人员用于帮助患者服用 SODF。在 COVID 大流行期间，电子学习对于减少病毒传播至关重要。本研究旨在探讨英国药学专业学生对电子学习支持吞咽固体口服剂型的看法。
本研究使用了在 Microsoft Forms 上进行的前后干预在线调查，以评估在三所英国大学的 MPharm 课程中自我指导的关于吞咽药丸的电子学习情况，使用了 13 项调查。使用了五点李克特量表和自由文本项的组合。电子学习可通过大学的虚拟学习环境获得，并嵌入现有的课程中。使用描述性统计分析来探索反应。
共有 340 名学生中的 113 名（33%）完成了调查。78%（n=65）的学生报告说，电子学习将使他们能够成功地教授成年人和儿童吞咽 SODF。学习者要么同意要么强烈同意，他们在完成电子学习后，有信心教授患者（95%，n=62/113）和父母或照顾者（94%，n=60）吞咽药物。药学专业的学生普遍认为电子学习是一种可以接受的方式，可以反思自己的“药丸”吞咽经验以及如何支持患者吞咽 SODF。
KidzMed 电子学习受到药学专业学生的欢迎。需要进一步研究这些技能是否可以转化为临床实践中的实际应用。
