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Impact of a ‘Research in pharmacy’ course on students’ self-reported competence and confidence to conduct research: findings from a Malaysian university

Objective: To evaluate the impact of a ‘Research in Pharmacy’ course on students’ self-reported competence and confidence to plan and conduct pharmacy practice research. Method: This is a pre- and post-intervention study conducted among third year pharmacy undergraduate students in a public universi...

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Main Authors: Abubakr, Usman, Elnaem, Mohamed Hassan Abdelaziz, Ahmed, Abdulkareem Mohammed, Zaini, Syahrir, Nahas, Abdul Rahman Fata, Shamsudin, Siti Hadijah
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Language:English
Published: FIP International Pharmaceutical Federation 2022
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R Medicine (General)
RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/98146/2/98146_Impact%20of%20a%20%E2%80%98Research%20in%20pharmacy%E2%80%99%20course.pdf
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https://pharmacyeducation.fip.org/pharmacyeducation/article/view/1717/1346
https://doi.org/10.46542/pe.2022.221.458465
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spelling my.iium.irep.981462022-07-15T00:31:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/98146/ Impact of a ‘Research in pharmacy’ course on students’ self-reported competence and confidence to conduct research: findings from a Malaysian university Abubakr, Usman Elnaem, Mohamed Hassan Abdelaziz Ahmed, Abdulkareem Mohammed Zaini, Syahrir Nahas, Abdul Rahman Fata Shamsudin, Siti Hadijah R Medicine (General) RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology RS Pharmacy and materia medica Objective: To evaluate the impact of a ‘Research in Pharmacy’ course on students’ self-reported competence and confidence to plan and conduct pharmacy practice research. Method: This is a pre- and post-intervention study conducted among third year pharmacy undergraduate students in a public university in Malaysia using an online questionnaire. A ‘Research in pharmacy’ course which encompassed lectures, tutorials, and practical sessions was delivered over a 14-week period. The students were divided into groups and assigned a project supervisor to guide them in planning and conducting a research project that was completed in one term. Result: Of the 109 students, 69 and 62 completed the questionnaire in the pre- and postintervention periods, respectively. Students’ interest in conducting research and their interest in learning about research was similar in both periods. However, self-reported ability to conduct research increased significantly. Self-reported competence and confidence to conduct most components of research improved significantly (p < 0.05), although, extreme/very competent or confidence level was lower than 50% for most items. Overall, median total competence score (66.0 versus 74.0, p < 0.001) and median total confidence score (66.0 versus 71.5, p < 0.001) increased significantly after the course. Most students were very satisfied/satisfied with the online lectures (54.8%) and online project supervision (64.6%). Lack of time (61.3%) was the major challenge students encountered during the course. Conclusion: A ‘Research in pharmacy' course with both didactic and experiential components improved self-reported competence and confidence to plan and conduct research among pharmacy undergraduate students. Future studies should investigate the facilitators and barriers to students’ interest in pharmacy practice research. FIP International Pharmaceutical Federation 2022-05-28 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/98146/2/98146_Impact%20of%20a%20%E2%80%98Research%20in%20pharmacy%E2%80%99%20course.pdf Abubakr, Usman and Elnaem, Mohamed Hassan Abdelaziz and Ahmed, Abdulkareem Mohammed and Zaini, Syahrir and Nahas, Abdul Rahman Fata and Shamsudin, Siti Hadijah (2022) Impact of a ‘Research in pharmacy’ course on students’ self-reported competence and confidence to conduct research: findings from a Malaysian university. Pharmacy Education, 22 (1). 458 -465. ISSN 1560-2214 E-ISSN 1477-2701 https://pharmacyeducation.fip.org/pharmacyeducation/article/view/1717/1346 https://doi.org/10.46542/pe.2022.221.458465
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topic R Medicine (General)
RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RS Pharmacy and materia medica
spellingShingle R Medicine (General)
RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Abubakr, Usman
Elnaem, Mohamed Hassan Abdelaziz
Ahmed, Abdulkareem Mohammed
Zaini, Syahrir
Nahas, Abdul Rahman Fata
Shamsudin, Siti Hadijah
Impact of a ‘Research in pharmacy’ course on students’ self-reported competence and confidence to conduct research: findings from a Malaysian university
description Objective: To evaluate the impact of a ‘Research in Pharmacy’ course on students’ self-reported competence and confidence to plan and conduct pharmacy practice research. Method: This is a pre- and post-intervention study conducted among third year pharmacy undergraduate students in a public university in Malaysia using an online questionnaire. A ‘Research in pharmacy’ course which encompassed lectures, tutorials, and practical sessions was delivered over a 14-week period. The students were divided into groups and assigned a project supervisor to guide them in planning and conducting a research project that was completed in one term. Result: Of the 109 students, 69 and 62 completed the questionnaire in the pre- and postintervention periods, respectively. Students’ interest in conducting research and their interest in learning about research was similar in both periods. However, self-reported ability to conduct research increased significantly. Self-reported competence and confidence to conduct most components of research improved significantly (p < 0.05), although, extreme/very competent or confidence level was lower than 50% for most items. Overall, median total competence score (66.0 versus 74.0, p < 0.001) and median total confidence score (66.0 versus 71.5, p < 0.001) increased significantly after the course. Most students were very satisfied/satisfied with the online lectures (54.8%) and online project supervision (64.6%). Lack of time (61.3%) was the major challenge students encountered during the course. Conclusion: A ‘Research in pharmacy' course with both didactic and experiential components improved self-reported competence and confidence to plan and conduct research among pharmacy undergraduate students. Future studies should investigate the facilitators and barriers to students’ interest in pharmacy practice research.
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author Abubakr, Usman
Elnaem, Mohamed Hassan Abdelaziz
Ahmed, Abdulkareem Mohammed
Zaini, Syahrir
Nahas, Abdul Rahman Fata
Shamsudin, Siti Hadijah
author_facet Abubakr, Usman
Elnaem, Mohamed Hassan Abdelaziz
Ahmed, Abdulkareem Mohammed
Zaini, Syahrir
Nahas, Abdul Rahman Fata
Shamsudin, Siti Hadijah
author_sort Abubakr, Usman
title Impact of a ‘Research in pharmacy’ course on students’ self-reported competence and confidence to conduct research: findings from a Malaysian university
title_short Impact of a ‘Research in pharmacy’ course on students’ self-reported competence and confidence to conduct research: findings from a Malaysian university
title_full Impact of a ‘Research in pharmacy’ course on students’ self-reported competence and confidence to conduct research: findings from a Malaysian university
title_fullStr Impact of a ‘Research in pharmacy’ course on students’ self-reported competence and confidence to conduct research: findings from a Malaysian university
title_full_unstemmed Impact of a ‘Research in pharmacy’ course on students’ self-reported competence and confidence to conduct research: findings from a Malaysian university
title_sort impact of a ‘research in pharmacy’ course on students’ self-reported competence and confidence to conduct research: findings from a malaysian university
publisher FIP International Pharmaceutical Federation
publishDate 2022
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/98146/2/98146_Impact%20of%20a%20%E2%80%98Research%20in%20pharmacy%E2%80%99%20course.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/98146/
https://pharmacyeducation.fip.org/pharmacyeducation/article/view/1717/1346
https://doi.org/10.46542/pe.2022.221.458465
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