Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Sleep Health Educational Module for Pharmacy Students

Area of Science:

• Pharmacy Education
• Sleep Health
• Pharmacist Training

Background:

• Pharmacists require robust sleep health knowledge and management skills.
• Effective sleep disorder treatment delivery is crucial for patient care.
• There is a need for specialized educational interventions in sleep health for pharmacy students.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and implement an interactive sleep health educational module for pharmacy students.
• To evaluate the module's impact on student knowledge, attitudes, and satisfaction.
• To enhance pharmacists' capacity to manage sleep disturbances in patients.

Main Methods:

• A flipped classroom approach was employed for the educational module.
• Interactive lectures, self-reflection, case studies, and role-playing were utilized.
• Pre/post-module questionnaires assessed knowledge and attitudes; satisfaction was also measured.

Main Results:

• Mean knowledge scores significantly increased from 11.1 to 17.1 (out of 25).
• Attitudes towards sleep health showed a marginal, insignificant improvement.
• Students reported high satisfaction and indicated intentions to modify personal sleep behaviors.

Conclusions:

• The educational module effectively enhanced sleep health knowledge among pharmacy students.
• Attitudinal improvements were not statistically significant, possibly due to a ceiling effect.
• Future modules should emphasize attitudinal components to bolster clinical sleep health care skills.