Palliative care education in an Australian undergraduate pharmacy curriculum: an exploratory descriptive study.
Objectives: To examine the self-perceived knowledge, confidence and preparedness of undergraduate pharmacy students to provide palliative care. Methods: A descriptive exploratory analysis was conducted in 2021 at an Australian university involving final-year pharmacy students (n = 200) who were prov...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Pharmacy Practice Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 218 - 225 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Apr2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=163070733&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 163070733 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 09617671 1311 jtl: International Journal of Pharmacy Practice issn: 09617671 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Apr2023 vid: 31 iid: 2 pid: 622 pub: Oxford University Press / USA artinfo: ui: 163070733 163070733 163070733 10.1093/ijpp/riac093 163070733 ppf: 218 ppct: 7 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Palliative care education in an Australian undergraduate pharmacy curriculum: an exploratory descriptive study. aug: au: Ong, Jennifer A Rego, Joanna Ung, Tina Kumar, Shweta Ash, Kylie Saini, Bandana Yates, Patsy affil: University of Sydney School of Pharmacy, , New South Wales, Australia sug: subj: Palliative Care Education Students, Undergraduate Education, Pharmacy Curriculum Self Concept Confidence Human Australia Exploratory Research Descriptive Research Surveys Communication Empathy Reflection Clinical Reasoning Questionnaires Descriptive Statistics Mann-Whitney U Test Thematic Analysis Qualitative Studies Prospective Studies Male Female Adolescence Adult Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Male Female ab: Objectives: To examine the self-perceived knowledge, confidence and preparedness of undergraduate pharmacy students to provide palliative care. Methods: A descriptive exploratory analysis was conducted in 2021 at an Australian university involving final-year pharmacy students (n = 200) who were provided with the opportunity to complete a survey on self-perceived knowledge, confidence and preparedness overall and with respect to a range of graduate capabilities which are essential to provide care in palliative care settings. Key capability areas include: communication, showing empathy, making clinical judgements and self-reflection. This was measured using the Palliative Care Curriculum for Undergraduates Questionnaire which was distributed electronically. Descriptive statistics were undertaken and Mann–Whitney U tests were used to explore any differences in outcomes with respect to factors related to demographics, personal experience and education. Thematic analysis was utilised for qualitative data. Key findings: Forty-five percent of the student cohort (n = 89) responded, 70% of whom were female, and the median age for students was 22 years. Median scores (interquartile range) were modest for overall self-perceived knowledge: 5.0 (3.0–5.0), confidence: 4.0 (3.0–5.0) and preparedness: 4.0 (2.5–5.0). Students who had participated in learning about palliative care through clinical placements (n = 25, 28%), self-directed learning activities (n = 18, 20%) or case-/problem-based learning (n = 14, 16%) demonstrated a statistically significant increase in overall preparedness (P = 0.017), confidence with specific capabilities including evidence-based practice (P = 0.013), responding to medication queries (P < 0.05) and managing symptoms other than pain (P = 0.018). Conclusions: Findings suggest students were confident to manage symptoms and medication-related issues but less confident to address distress or discuss sensitive matters with patients and their families. There may be a need for greater exposure and practical experience in palliative care settings. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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