OBJECTIVE: To compare second- and third-year pharmacy students' competence, attitudes, and self-confidence in providing diabetes care before and after completing a hand-on diabetes training program and to determine if the program had an impact on students' attitude and self-confidence based on their year in the curriculum. DESIGN: The program included classroom lectures and hands-on learning sessions in 5 facets of diabetes care. Pre- and post-test instruments measured students' competence, attitudes, and confidence in diabetes care. ASSESSMENT: Students' competence and the mean overall confidence score significantly improved after completing the program, while mean overall attitude score did not. Third-year students had significantly higher confidence scores than did second-year students on both pre- and post-program tests. No significant difference was found for attitude scores between second- and third-year students. CONCLUSION: The hands-on learning program was an effective approach to training pharmacy students in diabetes care, improving both their competence and confidence.
OBJECTIVE: To compare second- and third-year pharmacy students' competence, attitudes, and self-confidence in providing diabetes care before and after completing a hand-on diabetes training program and to determine if the program had an impact on students' attitude and self-confidence based on their year in the curriculum. DESIGN: The program included classroom lectures and hands-on learning sessions in 5 facets of diabetes care. Pre- and post-test instruments measured students' competence, attitudes, and confidence in diabetes care. ASSESSMENT: Students' competence and the mean overall confidence score significantly improved after completing the program, while mean overall attitude score did not. Third-year students had significantly higher confidence scores than did second-year students on both pre- and post-program tests. No significant difference was found for attitude scores between second- and third-year students. CONCLUSION: The hands-on learning program was an effective approach to training pharmacy students in diabetes care, improving both their competence and confidence.
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attitude; competence; confidence; diabetes; training program
Authors: Hershey S Bell; Christian B Albano; Kathleen B Kennedy; Veronica Young; William G Lang; Staff Liason Journal: Am J Pharm Educ Date: 2014-12-15 Impact factor: 2.047
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