Pharmacy
Practice 2010; 8(2): 103-108.
available since
19-June-2010
The
impact of an immunization training certificate program on the perceived
knowledge, skills and attitudes of pharmacy students toward pharmacy-based
immunizations
Objective:
To assess the impact of a national immunization training certificate
program on the perceived knowledge, skills and attitudes of pharmacy
students toward pharmacy-based immunizations.
Methods: The study design utilized a pre- and post-survey administered
to pharmacy students before and after the American Pharmacists
Association’s (APhA) Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery program.
The primary outcome explored was a change in the perceived knowledge,
skills, and attitudes of the pharmacy students. A five-point Likert
scale (i.e. strongly agree = 5, strongly disagree = 1) was used
for measuring the main outcomes, which was summated by adding
the individual item scores in each section to form a composite
score for each outcome.
Results: The certificate training program resulted in a significant
improvement in knowledge (38.5% increase in score, p<0.001)
and skills (34.5% increase in score, p<0.001), but not attitudes
(1% increase in score, p=0.210).
Conclusions: The national immunization training certificate program
had a positive impact on the perceived knowledge and skills of
pharmacy students. However, no change was observed regarding students’
perceived attitudes toward pharmacy-based immunizations.
