TY - JOUR
T1 - A learning and teaching resource on patient self-management of chronic pain
AU - Smith, Lorraine
AU - Brown, Lin
AU - Bundy, Anita
AU - Ronaldson, Sue
AU - McKenzie, Heather
AU - Lewis, Peter
AU - Bosnic-Anticevich, Sinthia
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Objective: To develop, pilot test, and evaluate an instructional module on patient self-management for undergraduate pharmacy students in an Australian university. Design: Learning outcomes and associated content and assessment tasks were developed, featuring lecture and readings, in-class discussions, and online delivery of in-depth interviews with patients who were living with chronic pain. Assessment: Students completed a premodule and postmodule questionnaire and were further assessed by multiple-choice questions following completion of the module and again at the end of the semester. Positive changes were identified in the students’ discourse surrounding patient self-management of chronic pain. Responses to multiple-choice questions showed that knowledge was sustained over the course of the semester. Conclusions: Completion of a comprehensive module on patient self-management increased undergraduate pharmacy students’ understanding and knowledge of patients experiencing chronic pain. The module could be implemented across other healthcare disciplines.
AB - Objective: To develop, pilot test, and evaluate an instructional module on patient self-management for undergraduate pharmacy students in an Australian university. Design: Learning outcomes and associated content and assessment tasks were developed, featuring lecture and readings, in-class discussions, and online delivery of in-depth interviews with patients who were living with chronic pain. Assessment: Students completed a premodule and postmodule questionnaire and were further assessed by multiple-choice questions following completion of the module and again at the end of the semester. Positive changes were identified in the students’ discourse surrounding patient self-management of chronic pain. Responses to multiple-choice questions showed that knowledge was sustained over the course of the semester. Conclusions: Completion of a comprehensive module on patient self-management increased undergraduate pharmacy students’ understanding and knowledge of patients experiencing chronic pain. The module could be implemented across other healthcare disciplines.
UR - http://handle.westernsydney.edu.au:8081/1959.7/uws:41893
U2 - 10.5688/ajpe77235
DO - 10.5688/ajpe77235
M3 - Article
SN - 0002-9459
VL - 77
JO - American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
JF - American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
IS - 2
M1 - 35
ER -