Table 3.
Students’ Reported Confidence in Pharmacist Patient Care Process (PPCP) Abilities Related to Pharmacist-provided Contraception Before and After Simulation.
| Survey Item | Pre (n = 207)/Post (n = 94) | Strongly Agree (5) | Agree (4) | Not Sure (3) | Disagree (2) | Strongly Disagree (1) | Median (Average) | Z-Score (p-Value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I am confident in my ability to gather information from a patient seeking contraception (COLLECT) | Pre * | 15.38% | 43.75% | 25.96% | 12.98% | 1.92% | 4 (3.6) | −5.51998 (<0.00001) |
| Post | 34.04% | 57.45% | 8.51% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4 (4.26) | ||
| I am confident in my ability to evaluate a patient seeking contraception (ASSESS) | Pre | 11.11% | 36.71% | 34.30% | 15.46% | 2.42% | 3 (3.4) | 6.21338 (<0.00001) |
| Post | 27.66% | 59.57% | 11.70% | 1.06% | 0.00% | 4 (4.14) | ||
| I am confident in my ability to recognize when a patient needs to be referred to another healthcare provider for contraception (PLAN) | Pre | 13.53% | 38.65% | 36.71% | 8.70% | 2.42% | 4 (3.5) | −5.85684 (<0.00001) |
| Post | 31.91% | 56.38% | 11.70% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4 (4.20) | ||
| I am confident in my ability to recommend a specific hormonal contraceptive product (PLAN) | Pre | 9.71% | 30.58% | 32.04% | 21.36% | 6.31% | 3 (3.2) | −6.04292 (<0.00001) |
| Post | 22.34% | 57.45% | 14.89% | 5.32% | 0.00% | 4 (3.97) | ||
| I am confident in my ability to provide counseling on contraceptive products (IMPLEMENT) | Pre | 16.59% | 40.00% | 26.34% | 14.15% | 2.93% | 4 (3.5) | −4.60104 (<0.00001) |
| Post | 27.66% | 59.57% | 10.64% | 2.13% | 0.00% | 4 (4.13) | ||
| I am confident in my ability to identify appropriate monitoring parameters for a patient using contraceptive products (MONITOR/FOLLOWUP) | Pre | 12.62% | 39.32% | 28.16% | 16.50% | 3.40% | 4 (3.4) | −4.9376 (<0.00001) |
| Post | 25.53% | 56.38% | 15.96% | 2.13% | 0.00% | 4 (4.05) |
* n = 208.