Table 3 Competency domains for learning pharmaceutical care principles and delivery:Overall, enhanced (treatment) and traditional (control) scores for students and preceptors combined.
PC Competency Domains | Overall Mean | Overall Mean % | Enhanced Mean % | Control Mean % | Significancea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asking about patient expectations | 3.84 | 76.9 | 82.1 | 74.0 | 0.005 |
Collecting relevant information | 4.38 | 87.6 | 91.3 | 85.5 | 0.036 |
Integrating patient information | 4.08 | 81.6 | 89.0 | 77.6 | 0.000 |
Evaluating different treatment options | 4.18 | 82.5 | 87.4 | 79.7 | 0.010 |
Documenting patient info: continuity of care | 3.91 | 78.3 | 85.4 | 74.3 | 0.001 |
Prioritizing drug related problems | 3.97 | 79.4 | 84.6 | 76.5 | 0.002 |
Determining patient experiences: effectiveness or undesirable effects of current medications | 4.23 | 84.6 | 88.5 | 82.4 | 0.023 |
Determining whether patients were managing and adhering to their medication regimes | 4.17 | 83.4 | 87.2 | 81.3 | 0.022 |
Establishing monitoring parameters with patients | 3.95 | 78.9 | 86.2 | 74.9 | 0.000 |
Following-up patients by phone or in-person | 3.90 | 77.9 | 85.8 | 73.6 | 0.000 |
Developing professional relationships: with other health care providers, physicians | 3.47 | 69.5 | 69.2 | 69.6 | ns |
Participating in clinics, seminars, projects or presentations | 1.99 | 39.9 | 37.6 | 41.1 | ns |
Providing basic and comprehensive pharmaceutical care | 4.14 | 82.7 | 88.0 | 79.8 | 0.001 |
Overall Index of Content Domain Learning | 3.86 | 77.2 | 81.7 | 74.6 | 0.001 |