Birth Order and Communication Skills of Pharmacy Students

1995 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 891-895
Author(s):  
Matthew M. Murawski ◽  
Patrick Miederhoff ◽  
Warren Rule
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
General Population ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Pharmaceutical Care ◽  
Birth Order ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Preliminary Study

Pharmacy educators are training graduates in a concept of practice called pharmaceutical care. The movement towards patient care requires consideration of the personal and social qualities of trainees. All individuals attracted to pharmacy may not desire involvement in patient care. This preliminary study of pharmacy students of the relationships among birth order, empathy, and assertiveness behaviors using the Interpersonal Communication Inventory showed the incidence of firstborn students in this sample was not significantly higher than in the general population but the incidence of those born second was significantly lower. Regression analysis of individual items gave significant correlations between birth order and three items on the inventory. While few conclusions can be drawn, a clear direction for further research is indicated.

scholarly journals Pharmacy Students’ Attitudes Towards Learning Communication Skills: The Case Of The United Arab Emirates

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tharwat M. El-Sakran ◽  
Sawsan T. M. El-Sakran
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
European Country ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Clinical Pharmacy ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Skills Learning

Effective communication amongst pharmacists, especially clinical pharmacists, physicians, nurses, patients, patients’ families and relatives and health care personnel is essential. Poor communication does not only lead to frustration and lack of respect among professions but also may compromise patient care if important information is misunderstood, ineffectively conveyed, or left out. This research explores clinical pharmacy students’ and clinical pharmacy graduates’ attitudes towards the relevance and importance of learning communication skills in their pharmacy careers in the United Arab Emirates. For the purposes of this study, Rees, Sheard, and Davies’ (2002) Communication Skills Attitudes Scale (CSAS) is used to measure pharmacy students’ and pharmacy graduates’ attitudes towards communication skills learning. Although this measure was originally designed to measure medical students’ attitudes towards communication skills learning in a European country, the results obtained from our study are not dissimilar to those reported by Rees et al. (2002) in their study. The paper concludes with some practical suggestions for pharmacy experts in charge of pharmacy communication courses. 

Applying Communication Ethics to Pharmacy Students' Education

2022 ◽  
pp. 190-206
Author(s):  
Mona Luciana Gălăţanu ◽  
Roxana Colette Sandulovici
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Pharmaceutical Care ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Teaching Ethics ◽  
Communication Ethics ◽  
The Future ◽  
Professional Counselling

This chapter addresses the problem of applying communication ethics to pharmacy students' education. The purpose of the chapter is to stimulate reflection about the importance of teaching and integrating communication ethics in their curricula in order to make pharmacists capable of professional counselling to the patients by pharmaceutical care. Existing literature refers mainly of the effectiveness of teaching ethics in medical education, engineering, accounting, psychology, and business. There is little evidence about using this concept in the pharmacist's activity and their communication with the patients. Consequently, this chapter tries to provide an overview of how communication ethics can be integrated in the educational curricula for pharmacy students. It is the responsibility of the higher education institutions to offer to pharmacy students a modern, adequate, and upgraded curricula program to increase the communication skills of the future pharmacists.

Equivalency? An Analysis of the AACS General Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship Through the Lens of the ACGME 6 Core Competencies

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 176-182
Author(s):  
Angel M. Morales ◽  
Jeffrey B. Marvel
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
American Academy ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Cosmetic Surgery ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
Medical Knowledge ◽  
Fellowship Program ◽  
Residency Programs

The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgeons (AACS) and American Board of Cosmetic Surgery (ABCS) have developed a 1-year fellowship program in cosmetic surgery with a pathway for board certification. However, attempts by ABCS physicians to advertise as “board certified cosmetic surgeons” have been met with resistance in some states, claiming that this training is not equivalent in scope, content, and duration to training accredited by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). This has led us to examine the AACS Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship through the lens of the ACGME 6 core competencies and milestones. We conclude that the AACS General Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship meets the ACGME core competencies. Medical knowledge and patient care are the competencies in which it is easiest to demonstrate equivalency to training accredited by the ACGME. Professionalism, systems-based practice, interpersonal communication skills, and practice-based learning are met, although they are more challenging to document. This problem is no different from that faced by ACGME-accredited residency programs and fellowships, who have also found it difficult to measure the competencies independently of one another in a meaningful way.

Stressed Interns

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 605-605
Author(s):  
Eric A. Schaff ◽  
Robert A. Hoekelman
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
First Year ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Children's Hospital ◽  
Emotional Factors ◽  
The Social ◽  
Children’S Hospital

The findings of Adler, Werner, and Korsch1 in their study of 94 pediatric interns at the Los Angeles Children's Hospital (LACH) should be viewed with concern. At the end of their first year of training, these interns expressed less satisfaction from patient care in general and a decrease in appreciation for the social and emotional factors contributing to the ills of their patients. They also showed little or no improvement in their interpersonal communication skills during the year.

PENGARUH MOTIVASI KERJA, KOMUNIKASI INTERPERSONAL DAN BUDAYA ORGANISASI TERHADAP KINERJA GURU (STUDI KASUS DI SMPN 5 PARIAMAN)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasnah Mila
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
Validity Test ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Performance Teachers

The independent independent variables in this study are Work Motivation, Interpersonal Communication and Organizational Culture while the dependent variable is the Performance Teachers and Employees SMPN 5 Pariaman. The sample used in this study as many as 32 respondents determined by using saturated samples. To know the influence of independent variable to dependent variable partially, used t test. While to know the effect of independent variable to dependent variable simultaneously, used F test. The assumption used in the validity test is if R-count> R-table item is declared valid. The R-arithmetic shown in the table above, from each item indicates that R-arithmetic> R-table so the item is declared valid. Based on the validity test of Work Motivation instrument, Interpersonal Communication and Organizational Culture on Teacher and Employee Performance, all items are declared valid and reliability test results indicate that the instrument has high reliability. This means that the eligibility criteria Instrument Motivation Work, Interpersonal Communication and Organizational Culture on Performance Teachers and Employees have met the criteria of good instrument requirements, namely valid and reliable. Regression analysis results obtained t count = 2.550 while t table = 2.042 so thitung> ttable and significance value is 0.000, this value is smaller than α = 0,05 so it can be said that motivation factor (X1) (Y) Regression analysis results obtained t count = 1.076 while the value of t table = 2.042 so that tcount < ttable or and its not significance value is 0.000, this value is smaller than α = 0,05, and proved variable of Interpersonal Communication (X2) (Y) Regression analysis results obtained t count = 1.715 while the value of t table = 2.042 so thitung< ttable and its not significance value is 0.000, this value is smaller than α = 0,05, and proved Organizational Culture variable (X3) The value of correlation coefficient (R) turns out that the correlation is positive. This means that there is a strong one-way relationship, where the change of increment that occurs in the free factor of Work Motivation, Personal Communication and Organizational Culture is accompanied by the change of the bound factor increase that is Teacher Performance (Y).

Arterial stiffness could reflect increased cardiac load and reduced pulmonary function in the general population

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Murai ◽  
T Sugiura ◽  
Y Dohi ◽  
H Takase ◽  
T Mizoguchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
General Population ◽  
Arterial Stiffness ◽  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Multivariate Regression ◽  
Troponin I ◽  
Augmentation Index ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Multivariate Regression Analysis ◽  
The Other

Abstract Background Pulmonary function is known to decrease with age and reduced pulmonary function has been reported to be associated with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular death. The association between pulmonary impairment and atherosclerosis was reported previously but has not been investigated sufficiently in the general population. Purpose We hypothesized that arterial stiffness could reflect increase of cardiac load and reduced pulmonary function. The present study aimed to investigate whether increased cardiac load and reduced pulmonary function could affect arterial stiffness in the general population. Methods Subjects undergoing their health check-up were enrolled. Plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels and serum high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) levels were measured to evaluate cardiac load and myocardial damage. Radial augmentation index (rAI) was measured to investigate arterial stiffness using HEM-9000AI device. Subjects with an ST-T segment abnormality on the electrocardiogram, renal insufficiency, cancer, active inflammatory disease, or a history of cardiovascular events and pulmonary disease were excluded. Pulmonary function was assessed using spirometry by calculating forced vital capacity (FVC) as a percentage of predicted value (FVC%-predicted), forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) as a percentage of predicted value (FEV1%-predicted), and the ratio of FEV1 to FVC (FEV1/FVC). Results A total of 1100 subjects aged 57 years were enrolled and their median values of BNP and hs-cTnI were 15.5 and 2.3 pg/ml. The levels of rAI were significantly associated with the levels of BNP after adjustment for possible confounders in multivariate regression analysis, but were not with the levels of hs-TnI. While the parameters of pulmonary function were inversely associated with the levels of rAI and hs-cTnI after adjustment for possible confounders in the multivariate regression analysis, but not with the levels of BNP. The other multivariate regression analyses where BNP, hs-cTnI, parameters of pulmonary function, and the other possible factors were simultaneously included as independent variables revealed that the BNP levels and the FVC%-predicted or FEV1%-predicted, besides age, gender, smoking status, body mass index, blood pressure, heart rate, creatinine, fasting plasma glucose, and triglyceride, were significantly associated with the levels of rAI. Conclusions The significant associations of rAI with BNP and pulmonary function were revealed in the general population. These findings support that arterial stiffness could reflect increased cardiac load and reduced pulmonary function, in apparently healthy individuals. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: None

scholarly journals A realist evaluation exploring simulated patient role-play in pharmacist undergraduate communication training

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aisling Kerr ◽  
Judith Strawbridge ◽  
Caroline Kelleher ◽  
James Barlow ◽  
Clare Sullivan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Groups ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Role Play ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Realist Evaluation ◽  
Communication Training ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Simulated Patients ◽  
Rank Test

Abstract Background Effective communication between pharmacists and patients is essential and improves health outcomes. Simulated patients (SPs) are trained to reproduce real-life situations and can help pharmacy students to develop and adapt their communication skills in a safe, learner-centred environment. The aim of this research was to explore how SP and pharmacy student role-play supports communication training. Methods A mixed methods realist evaluation approach was adopted to test an initial theory relating to SP role-play for pharmacy students. The intervention tested involved complex communication cases in a men’s and women’s health module in year three of a new MPharm programme. This SP session was the first such session, of the programme which exclusively focused on complex communication skills for the students. Data collected comprised video-recordings of both training and mock OSCE sessions, and from student focus groups. Communication videos were scored using the Explanation and Planning Scale (EPSCALE) tool. Scores from SP and mock OSCE sessions were compared using the Wilcoxon-signed rank test. Focus groups were conducted with students about their experience of the training and analysed thematically, through a realist lens. Data was analysed for Context-Mechanism-Outcome configurations to produce modified programme theories. Results Forty-six students (n = 46/59, 78 %) consented to their video-recorded interactions to be used. Students identified contextual factors relating to the timing within the course and the setting of the intervention, the debrief and student individual contexts. Mechanisms included authenticity, feedback, reflection, self-awareness and confidence. Negative responses included embarrassment and nervousness. They distinguished outcomes including increased awareness of communication style, more structured communication and increased comfort. However quantitative data showed a decrease (p < 0.001) in communication scores in the mock OSCE compared with scores from training sessions. Modified programme theories relating to SP training for pharmacy students were generated. Conclusions SP role-play is a valuable communication skills training approach. Emphasis should be placed on multiple stakeholder feedback and promotion of reflection. Time limits need to be considered in this context and adjusted to meet student needs, especially for students with lower levels of communication comfort and those communicating in languages different to their first language.

scholarly journals Pharmacy Students' Perceptions of Their Preparedness to Provide Pharmaceutical Care

2010 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Scott ◽  
Daniel L. Friesner ◽  
Donald R. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Pharmaceutical Care ◽  
Pharmacy Students
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