OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility of an online training module, Certified Smoking Cessation Service Provider (CSCSP), developed for practicing pharmacists to equip pharmacy students with knowledge necessary for smoking cessation counseling and to assess the changes in student knowledge and skills regarding smoking cessation following training. DESIGN: Sixty third-year and 80 fourth-year pharmacy undergraduates (N=140) were given access to an online module, the main intervention in the study. Two linkable questionnaires were administered to assess students' preintervention and postintervention knowledge. For the third-year students, an additional role-play training component was incorporated, and student skills were assessed during week 14 with an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). ASSESSMENT: Preintervention and postintervention knowledge assessments were completed by 130 (92.8%) students. Sixty-six students scored above 50% for the knowledge component postintervention, compared to 13 at preintervention, demonstrating significant improvement (x2(1, N=130)=32, p=0.003). All third-year students completed the intervention, and 66.7% were able to counsel excellently for smoking cessation, scoring more than 80%. CONCLUSION: The CSCSP online module developed for practicing professionals was found suitable for equipping pharmacy undergraduates with knowledge on smoking cessation topics. The module, along with role-play training, also equipped students with knowledge and skills to provide smoking cessation counseling.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility of an online training module, Certified Smoking Cessation Service Provider (CSCSP), developed for practicing pharmacists to equip pharmacy students with knowledge necessary for smoking cessation counseling and to assess the changes in student knowledge and skills regarding smoking cessation following training. DESIGN: Sixty third-year and 80 fourth-year pharmacy undergraduates (N=140) were given access to an online module, the main intervention in the study. Two linkable questionnaires were administered to assess students' preintervention and postintervention knowledge. For the third-year students, an additional role-play training component was incorporated, and student skills were assessed during week 14 with an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). ASSESSMENT: Preintervention and postintervention knowledge assessments were completed by 130 (92.8%) students. Sixty-six students scored above 50% for the knowledge component postintervention, compared to 13 at preintervention, demonstrating significant improvement (x2(1, N=130)=32, p=0.003). All third-year students completed the intervention, and 66.7% were able to counsel excellently for smoking cessation, scoring more than 80%. CONCLUSION: The CSCSP online module developed for practicing professionals was found suitable for equipping pharmacy undergraduates with knowledge on smoking cessation topics. The module, along with role-play training, also equipped students with knowledge and skills to provide smoking cessation counseling.
Keywords:
Malaysia; active learning; pharmacy curricula; pharmacy undergraduates; smoking cessation
Authors: M Raw; P Anderson; A Batra; G Dubois; P Harrington; A Hirsch; J Le Houezec; A McNeill; D Milner; M Poetschke Langer; W Zatonski Journal: Tob Control Date: 2002-03 Impact factor: 7.552
Authors: Andrew N Schmelz; Brandon Nixon; Anna McDaniel; Karen Suchanek Hudmon; Alan J Zillich Journal: Am J Pharm Educ Date: 2010-03-10 Impact factor: 2.047
Authors: Robin L Corelli; Lisa A Kroon; Eunice P Chung; Leanne M Sakamoto; Berit Gundersen; Christine M Fenlon; Karen Suchanek Hudmon Journal: Prev Med Date: 2005-06 Impact factor: 4.018
Authors: Karen Suchanek Hudmon; Kimberly Bardel; Lisa A Kroon; Christine M Fenlon; Robin L Corelli Journal: Nicotine Tob Res Date: 2005-04 Impact factor: 4.244
Authors: Karen Suchanek Hudmon; Lisa A Kroon; Robin L Corelli; Katherine C Saunders; Margaret R Spitz; Theodore R Bates; Dong Liang Journal: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev Date: 2004-03 Impact factor: 4.254
Authors: Maguy Saffouh El Hajj; Ahmed Awaisu; Mohamad Haniki Nik Mohamed; Rana Ahmed Saleh; Noora Mohammed Al Hamad; Nadir Kheir; Ziyad R Mahfoud Journal: BMC Med Educ Date: 2022-04-18 Impact factor: 3.263
Authors: Siti Idayu Hasan; Farizah Mohd Hairi; Amer Siddiq Amer Nordin; Mahmoud Danaee Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2019-11-05 Impact factor: 3.390