Student Pharmacists during the Pandemic: Development of a COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (COVKAP) Survey
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused innumerable changes to all aspects of human life and behavior, including academic life. This study describes the development of a COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (COVKAP) Survey among U.S. student pharmacists. The survey was administered at D...
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| author | Alina Cernasev Meghana Desai Lauren J. Jonkman Sharon E. Connor Nicholas Ware M. Chandra Sekar Jon C. Schommer |
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| description | Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused innumerable changes to all aspects of human life and behavior, including academic life. This study describes the development of a COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (COVKAP) Survey among U.S. student pharmacists. The survey was administered at Doctor of Pharmacy programs in three states—Tennessee, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Methods: The COVKAP survey—an online cross-sectional survey—was distributed to U.S. student pharmacists enrolled in three different colleges of pharmacy in three states during the fall semester of 2020. The survey was developed using literature review and Dillman’s recommendations for survey design. The COVKAP survey consisted of 23 closed and Likert-scale questions, and three open-ended questions. The research team conducted descriptive and inductive thematic analyses on the quantitative and qualitative data, respectively using SPSS (v27) and Dedoose<sup>®</sup> software. Results: A total of 421 responses were received. Respondents were predominantly female (72%) and White (79%). The average age of respondents was 23.4 years. The qualitative analysis revealed three themes: (1) Wellbeing and mental health struggles; (2) Being part of the decision-making process; (3) Necessity of adequate protection measures. Conclusions: Preliminary study findings indicate that student pharmacists’ concerns and the challenges that they face in their academic pursuits are largely similar across the three states in this study and inform about the importance of recognizing and mitigating the impact of widespread disruption in education. This disruption provides an opportunity for pharmacy academia to examine practices and methods that can be improved upon to help students become successful practitioners. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ea82ab68877c4b2ba6bf7a15ca79d2ba2023-11-23T10:07:22ZengMDPI AGPharmacy2226-47872021-09-019415910.3390/pharmacy9040159Student Pharmacists during the Pandemic: Development of a COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (COVKAP) SurveyAlina Cernasev0Meghana Desai1Lauren J. Jonkman2Sharon E. Connor3Nicholas Ware4M. Chandra Sekar5Jon C. Schommer6Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 301 S. Perimeter Park Dr., Suite 220, Nashville, TN 37211, USAHealth Analytics Network, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA 15237, USADepartment of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, 5607 Baum Blvd, Suite 303, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, USADepartment of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, 5607 Baum Blvd, Suite 303, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, USADepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USACollege of Pharmacy, University of Findlay, Findlay, OH 45840, USADepartment of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, 308 Harvard Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USABackground: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused innumerable changes to all aspects of human life and behavior, including academic life. This study describes the development of a COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (COVKAP) Survey among U.S. student pharmacists. The survey was administered at Doctor of Pharmacy programs in three states—Tennessee, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Methods: The COVKAP survey—an online cross-sectional survey—was distributed to U.S. student pharmacists enrolled in three different colleges of pharmacy in three states during the fall semester of 2020. The survey was developed using literature review and Dillman’s recommendations for survey design. The COVKAP survey consisted of 23 closed and Likert-scale questions, and three open-ended questions. The research team conducted descriptive and inductive thematic analyses on the quantitative and qualitative data, respectively using SPSS (v27) and Dedoose<sup>®</sup> software. Results: A total of 421 responses were received. Respondents were predominantly female (72%) and White (79%). The average age of respondents was 23.4 years. The qualitative analysis revealed three themes: (1) Wellbeing and mental health struggles; (2) Being part of the decision-making process; (3) Necessity of adequate protection measures. Conclusions: Preliminary study findings indicate that student pharmacists’ concerns and the challenges that they face in their academic pursuits are largely similar across the three states in this study and inform about the importance of recognizing and mitigating the impact of widespread disruption in education. This disruption provides an opportunity for pharmacy academia to examine practices and methods that can be improved upon to help students become successful practitioners.https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4787/9/4/159student pharmacistCOVID-19 pandemicremote learning |
| spellingShingle | Alina Cernasev Meghana Desai Lauren J. Jonkman Sharon E. Connor Nicholas Ware M. Chandra Sekar Jon C. Schommer Student Pharmacists during the Pandemic: Development of a COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (COVKAP) Survey Pharmacy student pharmacist COVID-19 pandemic remote learning |
| title | Student Pharmacists during the Pandemic: Development of a COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (COVKAP) Survey |
| title_full | Student Pharmacists during the Pandemic: Development of a COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (COVKAP) Survey |
| title_fullStr | Student Pharmacists during the Pandemic: Development of a COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (COVKAP) Survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Student Pharmacists during the Pandemic: Development of a COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (COVKAP) Survey |
| title_short | Student Pharmacists during the Pandemic: Development of a COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (COVKAP) Survey |
| title_sort | student pharmacists during the pandemic development of a covid 19 knowledge attitudes and practices covkap survey |
| topic | student pharmacist COVID-19 pandemic remote learning |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4787/9/4/159 |
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