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Exploring the impact of brief training on student pharmacists' naloxone communication skills

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore: a) whether videos that model naloxone communication skills improve student pharmacists' naloxone knowledge, self-efficacy and communication skills and b) whether outcomes differ between video versus written materials.

Methods

Student pharmacists (N = 31) were randomized to either video or written materials training. Changes in naloxone dispensing barriers, self-efficacy, and naloxone knowledge were assessed via survey, while changes in naloxone communication were measured with a standardized patient assessment.

Results

For the entire sample, knowledge and self-efficacy significantly increased and barriers to dispensing decreased. Communication improved significantly in both groups. In unadjusted analyses, students with video resources reported higher self-efficacy post-training. However, analyses that controlled for demographic characteristics and baseline measures found that training type did not significantly predict any outcome.

Conclusion

Brief written or video-based naloxone training improved students' knowledge, self-efficacy, and communication. Given the small sample, results are inconclusive regarding impact of training material type on outcomes.

Innovation

Teaching student pharmacists how to communicate about naloxone is important given increasing opioid overdose death rates. This study was innovative because it examined the impact of two training material types that can be delivered asynchronously and that pharmacy programs could incorporate into their curricula to improve students' naloxone communication skills. Highlights • Naloxone is a life-saving medication used to reverse opioid overdoses.• Community pharmacists are one of the most accessible health professionals.• Pharmacists have unparalleled ability to provide naloxone education.• Effective Naloxone counseling helps increase awareness and reduce overdose deaths.• It is unknown which training method is helpful for student pharmacist naloxone skills.

SUBMITTER: Jankowski K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10428026 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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