Student use of health literacy tools to improve patient understanding and medication adherence.
Consult Pharm
; 29(4): 240-53, 2014 Apr.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24704893
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Evaluate curricular changes related to health literacy and determine impact on independent-living senior residents as part of an introductory pharmacy practice experience for third-year student pharmacists.DESIGN:
Students were randomly assigned a resident whom they visited multiple times to conduct assessments and provide various services using threemethods:
Ask Me 3™ Four Habits Model, and Teach-back.SETTING:
The study was conducted at independent-living apartments within a 24-mile radius from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, St. Louis, Missouri. PATIENTS,PARTICIPANTS:
Participants (n = 147 to 173, across all three years) were volunteer, elderly residents, living at a facility that collaborated with the research.INTERVENTIONS:
Within one academic year, students collected medical and medication histories, conducted household safety checks, performed screening assessments, assessed adherence, and provided general recommendations to a resident. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Outcomes included resident satisfaction, student satisfaction, and correlations between student use of health literacy tools and resident satisfaction.RESULTS:
Exit surveys indicated resident overall satisfaction with the program, increased understanding of health-related information, increased confidence in asking health care professionals questions about their health, and greater commitment to medication adherence as a result of the experience. Students were highly satisfied with the program. Analyses reveal some correlations between a previously determined performance level of student communication and resident satisfaction.CONCLUSIONS:
Students' use of health literacy communication tools during encounters with independent-living senior residents can result in greater patient understanding and empowerment, which may in turn help improve medication adherence.Key words
ACPE = Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education; APP = Advanced pharmacy practice; APPE = Advanced pharmacy practice experience; Ask Me 3™; FHM = Four Habits Model; Four Habits Model; HL = Health literacy; Health literacy; IPPC = Interprofessional Patient Care; IPPE = Introductory pharmacy practice experience; Independent-living senior residents; Introductory pharmacy practice experience; P3 = Professional year three; P4 = Professional year four; Student pharmacists; Teach-back
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Students, Pharmacy
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Patient Education as Topic
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Community Pharmacy Services
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Education, Pharmacy
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Medication Adherence
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Health Literacy
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Consult Pharm
Journal subject:
FARMACIA
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article