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A learning and teaching resource on patient self-management of chronic pain
Smith, Lorraine Brown, Lin Bundy, Anita Ronaldson, Sue McKenzie, Heather Lewis, Peter Andrew Bosnic-Anticevich, Sinthia
Smith, Lorraine
Brown, Lin
Bundy, Anita
Ronaldson, Sue
McKenzie, Heather
Lewis, Peter Andrew
Bosnic-Anticevich, Sinthia
Abstract
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.
Keywords
online learning, curriculum patient interviews, patient self-management, student perceptions, assessment
Date
2013
Type
Journal article
Journal
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
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Volume
77
Issue
2
Page Range
1-9
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Open access
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Open