Establishing the role of the pharmacist in mental health: Implementing Mental Health First Aid into the doctor of pharmacy core curriculum
| Autor: | Suzanne C. Harris, Susan Ngo, Leah Osae, Heidi N. Anksorus, Philip T. Rodgers, Amber Frick, Charlene R. Williams |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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020205 medical informatics
media_common.quotation_subject education Pharmacist Stigma (botany) Empathy Pharmacy 02 engineering and technology Pharmacists 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering medicine First Aid Humans 030212 general & internal medicine General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Curriculum media_common Medical education business.industry Mental illness medicine.disease Mental health Mental Health Psychology business Mental health first aid |
| Zdroj: | Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. 13:608-615 |
| ISSN: | 1877-1297 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cptl.2021.01.027 |
| Popis: | Introduction The objective of this study was to assess the impact of implementing Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training in a doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) curriculum on student pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy, and empathy towards people with mental health conditions and/or crises. Methods Participants were third-year PharmD students enrolled in Patient Care Experience, a required communication and ethics course. A survey was administered pre- and post-intervention (i.e. MHFA training). Student pharmacist self-efficacy in assisting someone developing a mental health condition or in crisis was evaluated using confidence measures from the MHFA action plan. Knowledge was measured using Mental Health Knowledge Statements. Attitudes were assessed with the Index of Attitudes Towards Mental Illness, and stigma was evaluated using the Social Distancing Scale. Empathy was measured with the Kiersma-Chen Empathy Scale. Results Both pre- and post-intervention surveys were completed by 97 of 135 participants (71.9% response rate). MHFA training resulted in significantly increased self-efficacy and empathy. There were no significant differences in knowledge, attitudes, and stigma. Conclusions MHFA training was associated with increases in student pharmacist empathy and self-efficacy in providing support to individuals with mental health crises. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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