Evaluation of an online advanced suicide prevention training for pharmacists.
Community pharmacists
Health education
Suicide prevention
Journal
International journal of clinical pharmacy
ISSN: 2210-7711
Titre abrégé: Int J Clin Pharm
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101554912
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2023
Oct 2023
Historique:
received:
23
05
2023
accepted:
10
08
2023
medline:
26
10
2023
pubmed:
13
9
2023
entrez:
13
9
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
With the pharmacist role extending internationally to include health promotion and harm reduction, pharmacists are well-suited to adopt a frontline role within suicide prevention efforts. To maximise their abilities to implement suicide prevention strategies, suicide prevention training is essential to improve pharmacists' knowledge of, attitudes towards, and confidence in pharmacy-based suicide prevention. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of an online Advanced Suicide Prevention Training for Pharmacists and explore how participant feedback may direct training improvements. One hundred and fifty pharmacists in Tasmania, Australia, completed the training. Of these, 109 participants completed surveys pre-, post- and 6-months post-training to evaluate changes in suicide prevention knowledge, confidence, and attitudes, and explore participants' perceptions of the training. Significant improvements were observed in suicide prevention attitudes (F(2, 20) = 4.12, p = 0.032, partial η Training is an effective means of improving pharmacists' suicide prevention knowledge, confidence, and attitudes. While personal barriers to suicide prevention improved, contextual and social barriers continue to impede pharmacists' implementation of suicide prevention in practice.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
With the pharmacist role extending internationally to include health promotion and harm reduction, pharmacists are well-suited to adopt a frontline role within suicide prevention efforts. To maximise their abilities to implement suicide prevention strategies, suicide prevention training is essential to improve pharmacists' knowledge of, attitudes towards, and confidence in pharmacy-based suicide prevention.
AIM
OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of an online Advanced Suicide Prevention Training for Pharmacists and explore how participant feedback may direct training improvements.
METHOD
METHODS
One hundred and fifty pharmacists in Tasmania, Australia, completed the training. Of these, 109 participants completed surveys pre-, post- and 6-months post-training to evaluate changes in suicide prevention knowledge, confidence, and attitudes, and explore participants' perceptions of the training.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Significant improvements were observed in suicide prevention attitudes (F(2, 20) = 4.12, p = 0.032, partial η
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Training is an effective means of improving pharmacists' suicide prevention knowledge, confidence, and attitudes. While personal barriers to suicide prevention improved, contextual and social barriers continue to impede pharmacists' implementation of suicide prevention in practice.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37702959
doi: 10.1007/s11096-023-01636-3
pii: 10.1007/s11096-023-01636-3
pmc: PMC10600280
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1203-1211Subventions
Organisme : Primary Health Tasmania
ID : CN1094
Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s).
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