Building a team to fight diabetes: Pharmacy students’ perceptions about serving as patient navigators

Rosenthal, Marsha; Morales, Enid; Levin, Steven; Murphy, Lauren

doi:10.1016/j.cptl.2014.04.012

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“…Aptitude/confidence questions were created based on concepts emphasized in the "On the Road to Better Managing Your Diabetes" map and literature review. 6,7,12,13 Each question addressed a learning objective and also correlated with a knowledge survey question. For example, one knowledge question asked students about the amount of physical activity recommended for patients with type 2 diabetes, while the matching aptitude/confidence question asked respondents about their "confidence in [their] ability to counsel a patient with type 2 diabetes on physical activity.…”

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“…6 There is evidence that a variety of educational experiences (eg, certificate programs, elective courses, APPE "patient navigator" training, diabetesfocused APPEs) can positively impact a student pharmacist's knowledge, attitudes, and/or skills associated with diabetes or other chronic conditions. [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] However, we found only one study that evaluated students confidence with diabetes knowledge and education after teaching a DSMES class. 6 While that study, which was conducted by Shrader and colleagues, was similar in design to ours, it involved third-year pharmacy students within an elective service-learning course rather than fourth-year APPE students.…”

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Impact of Student Pharmacists Teaching a Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Class

Manigault

Augustine

Thurston

2020

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objective. To evaluate student pharmacists' knowledge of diabetes and self-perceptions of aptitude and confidence before and after teaching a diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) class. Methods. Students enrolled in an advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) in ambulatory care were randomly assigned to the intervention group (taught a DSMES class) or control group (did not teach a DSMES class) between June 2016 to April 2018. Students self-assessed their aptitude and confidence using a 14-item pre-and post-intervention survey instrument. Additionally, participants completed a 10-item diabetes knowledge evaluation at baseline and during week three or four of the APPE. Results. Forty-six students participated in the study (26 students in the intervention group and 20 in the control group). Students in the intervention cohort demonstrated a significant improvement in their knowledge score (81.8% post-intervention vs 68.4% pre-intervention). Students in the control cohort did not experience a significant change in knowledge scores from pre-to post-intervention evaluation (70.0% vs 74.1%). The intervention cohort achieved a significantly greater improvement in confidence scores compared to the control group (11.8 vs 6.7 increase in scores, respectively). Conclusion. A student pharmacist team-taught DSMES class resulted in significant improvement in diabetes knowledge, aptitude, and confidence. Student pharmacist participation in a DSMES class may improve knowledge and enhance confidence, while offering an opportunity to advance the pharmacy practice model in ambulatory care.

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Impact of Student Pharmacists Teaching a Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Class

Manigault

Augustine

Thurston

2020

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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“…Among others, pharmacies have been found to play a critical role in supporting patients to properly function within the health care service system (Palumbo and Annarumma, 2015). In fact, pharmacists are likely to perform as trusted patient navigators, as they are able to grasp the information needs of the latter and fill their knowledge gaps (Rosenthal et al, 2014). Echoing these considerations, the scientific literature has variously claimed that pharmacists are able to help patients in handling complex drug regimens, play a critical role in inciting the self-management of care and encouraging significant life-style changes; they provide patients with support and counselling to comply with medical prescriptions and foster patient involvement in the provision of care (Collins et al, 2014;Johnson, et al, 2013;Jennings and McAdam Marx, 2012;Abramowitz, 2009).…”

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Who empowers whom? The role of organizational health literacy in empowering patients

Annarumma¹,

Palumbo²,

Cavallone³

2018

Sinergie Italian Journal of Management

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Purpose of the paper:This paper aims to explore the organizational health literacy of pharmacies, which are believed to perform as critical patient navigators in the health care arena. Organizational health literacy is understood as the ability of health care organizations to establish clear and comfortable relationships with their patients, involving them in a co-creating partnership.Methodology: A comparative research design was arranged. Two convenience samples of pharmacies operating in two regional sub-systems of the Italian National Health Service (INHS) were built. Sixty units of analysis were included in the study; their organizational health literacy was examined in absolute and comparative terms.Results: The units of analysis were aware of their role in enabling patients, but they did not conceive organizational health literacy as being either a strategic or a managerial tool to enhance their ability to empower patients and engage them in value co-creation.Research limitations: Since the research concerned two convenience, nonrepresentative samples, it is not possible to claim the findings' generalizability.Practical implications: Organizational health literacy should be conceived as a core idea inspiring pharmacies' activities. In particular, health literacy should be dealt with as a driver to raise the awareness of the pharmacy's role in enhancing the effectiveness and the appropriateness of care.Originality of the paper: The scientific literature has focused most of its attention on the process of patient enablement; in contrast, the role of health care organizations in empowering patients has been overlooked. This is one of the first attempts to examine the organizational health literacy of pharmacies, investigating their ability to perform as patients' navigators.

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Introducing pharmacy students to the structure and function of general practice through undergraduate placements

Donovan

Brown²,

Hatten

et al. 2019

Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning

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Building a team to fight diabetes: Pharmacy students’ perceptions about serving as patient navigators

Cited by 5 publications

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Impact of Student Pharmacists Teaching a Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Class

Impact of Student Pharmacists Teaching a Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Class

Who empowers whom? The role of organizational health literacy in empowering patients

Introducing pharmacy students to the structure and function of general practice through undergraduate placements

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