评估学生药剂师对降低危害策略的知识和信念:试点研究
Stephen Hill1, Taylor Hurst2, Meg Hamilton2
1School of Clinical Sciences, University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Pharmacy, 1800 Bienville Ave, Monroe, LA 71201, USA.
Currents in pharmacy teaching & learning
|May 2, 2025
概括
这项研究表明,降低危害教育计划显著改善了路易斯安那州学生药剂师的阿片类药物过量知识和态度. 这项适应性强的计划对于培训未来的医疗保健专业人员在物质使用障碍管理方面是有效的.
科学领域:
- 药理学和毒理学 药理学和毒理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 医学教育 医学教育
背景情况:
- 路易斯安那州面临严重的阿片类药物流行,在过量服用死亡方面排名全国第四,并且在阿片类药物处方方面超过了全国平均水平.
- 一项由赠款资助的倡议提供了减少伤害的教育,以应对不断升级的阿片类药物危机.
- 医疗保健专业人员需要有效的培训计划,以解决物质使用障碍和过量预防问题.
研究的目的:
- 为学生药剂师设计的适应性降低伤害教育计划的有效性进行评估.
- 评估该计划对有关阿片类药物使用和过量管理的知识和态度的影响.
- 确定该计划是否适合培训未来的药剂师,以减少危害的策略.
主要方法:
- 一个IRB批准的观察试点研究,涉及学生药剂师在两个教育课程.
- 参与者完成了使用经过验证的阿片类药物过量知识量表 (OOKS) 和阿片类药物过量态度量表 (OOAS) 的前后调查.
- 该计划包括关于阿片类药物,逆转药物,立法,芬太尼测试和模拟过量场景的综合模块.
主要成果:
- 110名学生药剂师完成了培训,其中大多数是白人/白人和女性.
- 观察到阿片类药物过量知识 (OOKS, +3.83, p < .001) 和态度 (OOAS, +19.90, p < .001) 的统计学上显著增加.
- 在管理过量剂量的能力测量子度表中,发现了最大的改善.
结论:
- 减少危害的教育计划有效地提高了学生药剂师对阿片类药物过量使用的知识和态度.
- 这些发现支持该计划的适应性和成功实施,培训学生药剂师减少危害和物质使用障碍.
- 这种教育方法可以通过为未来的药剂师提供必要的技能和知识来减轻阿片类药物流行病.
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