Table 3 Student reported abilities and confidence with reconciling and optimizing patients’ medications
From: Medication safety curriculum: enhancing skills and changing behaviors
Categories | Time | Enrolled median (1st quartile, 3rd quartile) | Unadjusted P-value | Adjusted P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ability | ||||
Able to identify drug-related adverse effects | Pre | 3 (2, 4) | 0.01 | NS |
Post | 4 (3, 5) | |||
Able to correct drug-related adverse effects | Pre | 2 (2, 4) | 0.006 | NS |
Post | 3 (3, 4) | |||
Able to identify therapeutic duplication | Pre | 3.5 (2, 4) | 0.0002 | 0.005 |
Post | 5 (4, 5) | |||
Able to identify therapeutic omission | Pre | 2 (2, 4) | 0.002 | NS |
Post | 4 (3, 5) | |||
Able to evaluate medication appropriateness | Pre | 3 (2, 4) | <0.0001 | 0.0026 |
Post | 4 (3, 5) | |||
Able to develop medication monitoring plans | Pre | 3 (2, 3) | <0.0001 | 0.0026 |
Post | 4 (3, 5) | |||
Able to counsel patient on appropriate medication use | Pre | 3 (2, 4) | <0.0001 | 0.0026 |
Post | 4 (4, 5) | |||
Confidence/comfort level | ||||
Confidence to accurately perform MR | Pre | 3 (2, 4) | 0.001 | 0.026 |
Post | 4 (3, 4) | |||
Confidence to accurately perform PTA | Pre | 2 (2, 3) | 0.006 | NS |
Post | 3 (2, 4) | |||
PTA is challenging | Pre | 5 (4, 5) | 0.02 | NS |
Post | 4 (4, 5) | |||
Overwhelmed by PTA | Pre | 4 (4, 5) | 0.09 | NS |
Post | 4 (3, 5) |