Experience of and Attitudes toward Research among Pharmaceutical Sciences and PharmD Students in Saudi Arabia

Alqahtani, Rahaf Ali; Aldahash, Malak Abdulaziz; Alhulail, Shahad Abdulsalam; Alzahrani, Mohammed; Alfehaid, Lama; Almodaimegh, Hind

doi:10.1016/j.hpe.2018.05.002

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“…Research involves both the learning process and the final product. Saudi pharmacy students also believed that they have learned useful skills, increased their knowledge, and developed intellectually and found to be satisfied with their research experience [ 29 ]. Increased pleasure can be attributed to productive peer collaboration, strong mentor-student relationships, and important research findings.…”

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Adaptation of Research Project Requirement at Pharmacy Undergraduate Studies: Students’ Perception, Attitude, and Experiences

Rahim,

Rafiq,

Nesar

et al. 2024

Scientifica

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Objective. To determine the final year pharmacy undergraduate students’ attitudes toward research after completing a research project. Methods. A research project was introduced in the final year of the PharmD program in January 2022. After a period of one year, in Janurary 2023, students submitted their final research to the faculty members. The survey was conducted from 1st March to 30st April 2023 using a study tool that contained items asking students’ demographic, their research perceptions, attitude and experience, and also motivation/barriers faced during the research project. Descriptive and t-test statistics were utilized to compare the means of subgroups at a level of significance, i.e., p<0.05. The data were also analyzed using Goodman and Kruskal’s gamma and Mann–Whitney U test. Results. Majority of the students (93.8%) agreed regarding the significance of research in the pharmacy profession. Students were found to have their projects a worthwhile learning opportunity (94.2%). Students’ motivation to execute research project stems from mandatory curriculum courses, improving clinical or hospital pharmacist training and fulfilling research skills (90%). Barriers hindered include lack of training, time, and patient follow-up (approximately 70%). Conclusion. The current study's finding was concluded with the fact that research is a valuable component of a well-rounded education and can enhance a pharmacist's skills. However, they need a combination of formal education and practical experience to pursue a profession in pharmacy.

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Adaptation of Research Project Requirement at Pharmacy Undergraduate Studies: Students’ Perception, Attitude, and Experiences

Rahim,

Rafiq,

Nesar

et al. 2024

Scientifica

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“…Based on Alqahtani et al, the methods used in training have a bearing on the efficacy and competency skills that the participants have training initiatives such as workshops are effective, especially when they are interactive sessions. However, they have their limitation in terms of location and time limits (35) . Therefore, the burden is on the facilitators to evaluate the training methods used to ensure that the participants gain skills.…”

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Exploring the Capability of the Hospital Pharmacists in Conducting Pharmacy Practice Research: A Study from Malaysia

Blebil

Dujaili

Mohammed

et al. 2022

IJPS

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The engagement of pharmacists in research activities is pivotal in the advancement of the pharmacy practice. The study aims to evaluate the confidence and competence of Malaysian hospital pharmacists in conducting clinical and practice-based research. A cross-sectional study was carried out between September 2019 and April 2020 using an online survey. Pharmacists from eight different hospitals in Malaysia were involved in the study. The survey link was sent to all pharmacists of the included hospitals via email. Data were analysed using SPSS version 25. A total of 226 pharmacists participated in this study, and their average age was 28 years old. About 82 % of the participants reported that they did not have any previous research experience, and around 62% of them indicated that the research training during their undergraduate study was inadequate. At least 60% of the participants reported inadequate competence and/or confidence in developing research protocols, critically appraising the literature, undertaking and applying appropriate statistical techniques, and interpreting research findings. There is an urgent need to reinforce undergraduate and postgraduate research training in the institutions among potential and current pharmacists to build competence in research techniques such as literature reviews and scholarly participation.

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“…This research is categorized as descriptive research (Chu & Ke, 2017) or also known as survey research (Edmonds & Kennedy, 2017;Leavy, 2017;Lune & Berg, 2017). The survey for research techniques (Bordens & Abbott, 2018) that enable researchers to formulate group characteristics or measure their attitudes and opinions towards problems (Alqahtani et al, 2019;Krahe, Milligan, & Reilly, 2019) whose phenomena in the context of research are ILS, difficulties in writing scientific articles, and types of exercises expected.…”

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Challenges and Expectations towards Information Literacy Skills: Voices from Teachers’ Training of Scientific Writing

Subekti

Susilo

Ibrohim

et al. 2019

IJLTER

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This research was aiming at analyzing information literacy skills (ILS) among teachers, the challenges of mastering ILS, and the expected ILS training. The study involved 58 secondary school teachers in East Java, Indonesia. The questionnaire and the information literacy test were administered after the training to capture the data. The data were then descriptively analyzed with NVivo 12 and Minitab 16 Windows. The results have shown that more than half of all participants had scores below the standard of 70. The other findings indicated that the teachers were good at determining types of information and understanding research terminologies. However, they were still not successfully extracting what was important in mastering ILS determined by eight other indicators. To employ ILS, teachers should deal with the challenges, such as time management, motivation, and knowledge of writing. To sum up, the teachers still need more training sessions which focus on the continuity of making scientific articles for professional development. This training can even build some foundation to improve ILS to teachers.

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Experience of and Attitudes toward Research among Pharmaceutical Sciences and PharmD Students in Saudi Arabia

Cited by 4 publications

References 18 publications

Adaptation of Research Project Requirement at Pharmacy Undergraduate Studies: Students’ Perception, Attitude, and Experiences

Adaptation of Research Project Requirement at Pharmacy Undergraduate Studies: Students’ Perception, Attitude, and Experiences

Exploring the Capability of the Hospital Pharmacists in Conducting Pharmacy Practice Research: A Study from Malaysia

Challenges and Expectations towards Information Literacy Skills: Voices from Teachers’ Training of Scientific Writing

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