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Development and Validation of an Instrument to Assess the Perception of Pharmacy Students ' on Medication Review Process
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | Background: Drug related problems can be best prevented by the safe and appropriate use of medicines. A structured medication review conducted by a clinical pharmacist will assist the patient in overcoming the medication related problems. Pharmacist led medication review is a nascent activity in India, whereas in developed countries it has been in usual practice of the clinical pharmacist. Perception of the pharmacists has an impact in achieving the better medication review outcomes. Use of proper tools to assess the perception of pharmacy students' on medication review will help to identify the level of understanding, expectations and barriers in conducting this process. The present study was aimed to develop and validate an instrument (MeRPA) to assess medication review perception by the pharmacy students. A questionnaire with 13 items has been developed and the responses were collected from a sample of 209 pharmacy students using 5 point Likert Scale. The collected responses were statistically analyzed using SPSS 15.0. Reliability was assessed by calculating Chronbach's alpha and exploratory factor analysis was performed to evaluate the construct validity. All items in the questionnaire were appreciably agreed by the respondents except one item (Item 13). No significant difference in perception scores based on age, sex and course. The mean score of PharmD IV year students was significantly higher than PharmD II and III year students. [One-way ANOVA, P <0.05; Post hoc test: Tukey's test] Factor loading of MeRPA concedes three factors. Reliability of the items in questionnaire was found to be good. This study is the first of its kind in India to assess the perception of pharmacy students towards medication review using a standard instrument. This study throws light on students' perception towards medication review. Students had better and positive attitude towards medication review. Respondents had enough knowledge and about 96% of the respondents agreed to the necessity of conducting medication review by all clinical pharmacists. These results shows that medication review process can become a part of all the practicing pharmacists' responsibilities provided they were given with adequate training and resources. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://ijopp.org/sites/default/files/IJOPP_v5_i3_2012-14.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
