Fong-Ching Chang1, Hsueh-Yun Chi2, Li-Jung Huang3, Chun-Hsien Lee4, Jyun-Long Yang5, Ming-Kung Yeh6. 1. Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: fongchingchang@ntnu.edu.tw. 2. Department of Health Developing and Marketing, Kainan University, Taoyuan, Taiwan. 3. Joint Commission of Taiwan; at time of research, Lecturer, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan. 4. Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. 5. Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan. 6. Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei, Taiwan; at time of research, Director-General, Taiwan Food and Drug Administration, Taipei, Taiwan.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of the health promoting school (HPS)-community pharmacist partnership program that promotes students' correct medication use and enhances pain medication literacy in Taiwan. DESIGN: Pre- and post-studies and intervention/comparison group comparisons. SETTING: Primary and middle schools, along with their communities, in Taiwan. PARTICIPANTS: In 2013, baseline and follow-up self-administered, online surveys were received from 5,373 students enrolled in intervention primary and middle schools and from 4,643 students enrolled in comparison primary and middle schools. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: The level of medication literacy, including correct medication use knowledge, self-efficacy, and skills. RESULTS: The development and implementation of the HPS-community pharmacist partnership program in primary and middle schools significantly enhanced students' knowledge, self-efficacy, and skills in correct medication use and pain medication literacy (P <0.001). CONCLUSION: The HPS-community pharmacist partnership had a positive impact on enhancing correct medication use and pain medication literacy in Taiwan.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of the health promoting school (HPS)-community pharmacist partnership program that promotes students' correct medication use and enhances pain medication literacy in Taiwan. DESIGN: Pre- and post-studies and intervention/comparison group comparisons. SETTING: Primary and middle schools, along with their communities, in Taiwan. PARTICIPANTS: In 2013, baseline and follow-up self-administered, online surveys were received from 5,373 students enrolled in intervention primary and middle schools and from 4,643 students enrolled in comparison primary and middle schools. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: The level of medication literacy, including correct medication use knowledge, self-efficacy, and skills. RESULTS: The development and implementation of the HPS-community pharmacist partnership program in primary and middle schools significantly enhanced students' knowledge, self-efficacy, and skills in correct medication use and pain medication literacy (P <0.001). CONCLUSION: The HPS-community pharmacist partnership had a positive impact on enhancing correct medication use and pain medication literacy in Taiwan.