KidzMed e-learning to upskill student pharmacists to teach pill swallowing to children.
<h4>Background</h4>Appropriate medication use is essential in ensuring optimal pharmacotherapeutic outcomes. It is mistakenly assumed that adults can swallow solid oral dosage forms (SODFs, e.g. tablets/capsules colloquially referred to as 'pills'), without difficulty and that...
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| author | Alice P McCloskey Andrew Lunn Michael J Traynor Emma J Lim Yincent Tse Philippa G McCabe Ravi D Mistry Nicola Vasey Ailsa Pickering Adam P Rathbone |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>Appropriate medication use is essential in ensuring optimal pharmacotherapeutic outcomes. It is mistakenly assumed that adults can swallow solid oral dosage forms (SODFs, e.g. tablets/capsules colloquially referred to as 'pills'), without difficulty and that children cannot. KidzMed is a 'pill swallowing' training programme designed to teach effective SODF use in patients of all ages. It may be utilised by healthcare professionals to assist patients taking SODFs. E-learning was essential for training during COVID pandemic to reduce viral transmission. The aim of this study was to explore UK student pharmacists views of e-learning to support swallowing solid oral dosage forms.<h4>Methods</h4>This study used pre- and post-intervention online surveys on Microsoft Forms to evaluate self-directed eLearning about pill swallowing on MPharm programmes at three UK Universities using a 13-item survey. A combination of five-point Likert Scales and free-text items were used. The eLearning was available via the virtual learning environment at the University and embedded within existing curriculum. Descriptive statistical analysis was used to explore responses.<h4>Results</h4>In total, 113 of 340 (33%) students completed the survey. Seventy-eight percent (n = 65) reported the eLearning would enable them to teach adults and children to swallow SODFs successfully. Learners either agreed or strongly agreed that they felt comfortable to teach patients (95%, n = 62/113) and parents or carers (94%, n = 60) to swallow medications having completed the e-learning. Student pharmacists generally found eLearning as an acceptable way to reflect on their own experiences of 'pill' swallowing and how to support patients to swallow SODFs.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The KidzMed eLearning was well received by student pharmacists. Further work is needed to explore whether skills translates into real life application in the clinical settings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b43661c2ef924802808a580f8a2749222023-04-21T05:34:50ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01183e028207010.1371/journal.pone.0282070KidzMed e-learning to upskill student pharmacists to teach pill swallowing to children.Alice P McCloskeyAndrew LunnMichael J TraynorEmma J LimYincent TsePhilippa G McCabeRavi D MistryNicola VaseyAilsa PickeringAdam P Rathbone<h4>Background</h4>Appropriate medication use is essential in ensuring optimal pharmacotherapeutic outcomes. It is mistakenly assumed that adults can swallow solid oral dosage forms (SODFs, e.g. tablets/capsules colloquially referred to as 'pills'), without difficulty and that children cannot. KidzMed is a 'pill swallowing' training programme designed to teach effective SODF use in patients of all ages. It may be utilised by healthcare professionals to assist patients taking SODFs. E-learning was essential for training during COVID pandemic to reduce viral transmission. The aim of this study was to explore UK student pharmacists views of e-learning to support swallowing solid oral dosage forms.<h4>Methods</h4>This study used pre- and post-intervention online surveys on Microsoft Forms to evaluate self-directed eLearning about pill swallowing on MPharm programmes at three UK Universities using a 13-item survey. A combination of five-point Likert Scales and free-text items were used. The eLearning was available via the virtual learning environment at the University and embedded within existing curriculum. Descriptive statistical analysis was used to explore responses.<h4>Results</h4>In total, 113 of 340 (33%) students completed the survey. Seventy-eight percent (n = 65) reported the eLearning would enable them to teach adults and children to swallow SODFs successfully. Learners either agreed or strongly agreed that they felt comfortable to teach patients (95%, n = 62/113) and parents or carers (94%, n = 60) to swallow medications having completed the e-learning. Student pharmacists generally found eLearning as an acceptable way to reflect on their own experiences of 'pill' swallowing and how to support patients to swallow SODFs.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The KidzMed eLearning was well received by student pharmacists. Further work is needed to explore whether skills translates into real life application in the clinical settings.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282070 |
| spellingShingle | Alice P McCloskey Andrew Lunn Michael J Traynor Emma J Lim Yincent Tse Philippa G McCabe Ravi D Mistry Nicola Vasey Ailsa Pickering Adam P Rathbone KidzMed e-learning to upskill student pharmacists to teach pill swallowing to children. PLoS ONE |
| title | KidzMed e-learning to upskill student pharmacists to teach pill swallowing to children. |
| title_full | KidzMed e-learning to upskill student pharmacists to teach pill swallowing to children. |
| title_fullStr | KidzMed e-learning to upskill student pharmacists to teach pill swallowing to children. |
| title_full_unstemmed | KidzMed e-learning to upskill student pharmacists to teach pill swallowing to children. |
| title_short | KidzMed e-learning to upskill student pharmacists to teach pill swallowing to children. |
| title_sort | kidzmed e learning to upskill student pharmacists to teach pill swallowing to children |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282070 |
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