| Autor: |
Rikard R; College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA., Elliott J; College of Pharmacy, Mercer University, Atlanta, GA 30041, USA., Dalton E; School of Pharmacy, South University, Savannah, GA 31406, USA., Stone RH; College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) [Pharmacy (Basel)] 2021 Aug 20; Vol. 9 (3). Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Aug 20. |
| DOI: |
10.3390/pharmacy9030145 |
| Abstrakt: |
Since 2014, select states have allowed pharmacists to prescribe hormonal contraception (HC). This study describes student pharmacists' perceptions of a pharmacist's scope of practice, education, and interest, and identifies differences between students who have completed didactic HC content in their professional curriculum versus those who have not. A voluntary online survey was emailed to all students in three Georgia pharmacy schools. Descriptive statistics were reported. Likert square responses were dichotomized, and Chi square testing identified differences between groups. A total of 1256 students were invited, 35% completed the survey, of those 68% had received HC didactic content in their curriculum. Regardless of HC education, most students "agree" or "strongly agree" that pharmacists are adequately educated to prescribe HC (92% vs. 86%, p = 0.05) and prescribing HC is within the pharmacist's scope of practice (89% vs. 84%, p = 0.12). Although not currently permitted in Georgia, most are interested in prescribing (97% vs. 96%, p = 0.5). Of the students who have received HC didactic content, 87% felt "moderately", "well", or "extremely well-educated" regarding HC prescribing clinical skills. Regardless of didactic training, pharmacy students believe pharmacists are prepared to prescribe HC and support pharmacist-prescribed HC as a part of their future professional scope of practice. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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