A Learning and Teaching Resource on Patient Self-Management of Chronic Pain

作者：Smith Lorraine^*; Brown Lin; Bundy Anita; Ronaldson Sue; McKenzie Heather; Lewis Peter; Bosnic Anticevich Sinthia

来源：American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 2013, 77(2): 35.

DOI：10.5688/ajpe77235

• online learning
• curriculum patient interviews
• patient self-management
• student perceptions
• assessment

Objective. To develop, pilot test, and evaluate an instructional module on patient self-management for undergraduate pharmacy students in an Australian university.
Design. Learning outcomes and associated content and assessment tasks were developed, featuring lecture and readings, in-class discussions, and online delivery of in-depth interviews with patients who were living with chronic pain.
Assessment. Students completed a premodule and postmodule questionnaire and were further assessed by multiple-choice questions following completion of the module and again at the end of the semester. Positive changes were identified in the students' discourse surrounding patient self-management of chronic pain. Responses to multiple-choice questions showed that knowledge was sustained over the course of the semester.
Conclusions. Completion of a comprehensive module on patient self-management increased undergraduate pharmacy students' understanding and knowledge of patients experiencing chronic pain. The module could be implemented across other healthcare disciplines.

• 出版日期2013