OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of pharmacy technicians before and after attending a continuing education program about smoking cessation. DESIGN: A pre/post survey of a single group. SETTING: Two statewide meetings of the Iowa Pharmacy Association. PARTICIPANTS: Pharmacy technicians. INTERVENTION: One 2-hour continuing education (CE) course about smoking cessation for pharmacy technicians. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Changes in scores before and after the CE sessions among three domains (knowledge, efficacy, and outcome) of a validated survey instrument. RESULTS: Fifty-one technicians completed both the presession and postsession questionnaire. For the three survey domains, technicians' knowledge (P = .034), efficacy (P < .001), and outcome (P < .001) showed significant improvement between the presession and postsession surveys (Wilcoxon signed rank test). CONCLUSION: Pharmacy technicians who attended a CE program on smoking cessation improved their knowledge, attitudes, and self-confidence in helping smokers quit. Additional research should be conducted to test the role of pharmacy technicians in smoking cessation promotion.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of pharmacy technicians before and after attending a continuing education program about smoking cessation. DESIGN: A pre/post survey of a single group. SETTING: Two statewide meetings of the Iowa Pharmacy Association. PARTICIPANTS: Pharmacy technicians. INTERVENTION: One 2-hour continuing education (CE) course about smoking cessation for pharmacy technicians. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Changes in scores before and after the CE sessions among three domains (knowledge, efficacy, and outcome) of a validated survey instrument. RESULTS: Fifty-one technicians completed both the presession and postsession questionnaire. For the three survey domains, technicians' knowledge (P = .034), efficacy (P < .001), and outcome (P < .001) showed significant improvement between the presession and postsession surveys (Wilcoxon signed rank test). CONCLUSION: Pharmacy technicians who attended a CE program on smoking cessation improved their knowledge, attitudes, and self-confidence in helping smokers quit. Additional research should be conducted to test the role of pharmacy technicians in smoking cessation promotion.
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