Pharmacy students' attitude towards providing pharmaceutical care to patients with anxiety and their knowledge of psychotropic medicines in Jordan
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Objectives To describe pharmacy students' attitude towards providing pharmaceutical care
(PC) to patients with anxiety and their knowledge of psychotropic medicines (PM). Methods
A cross-sectional emailed survey was sent to all 200 pharmacy students (fourth and fifth
year) in one Jordanian university. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics and chi-
square test. Key findings A total of 134 responses were received (response rate 67%). About
two-thirds of students (87, 64.9%) would like to give enough time to patients with anxiety to …
(PC) to patients with anxiety and their knowledge of psychotropic medicines (PM). Methods
A cross-sectional emailed survey was sent to all 200 pharmacy students (fourth and fifth
year) in one Jordanian university. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics and chi-
square test. Key findings A total of 134 responses were received (response rate 67%). About
two-thirds of students (87, 64.9%) would like to give enough time to patients with anxiety to …
Objectives
To describe pharmacy students’ attitude towards providing pharmaceutical care (PC) to patients with anxiety and their knowledge of psychotropic medicines (PM).
Methods
A cross-sectional emailed survey was sent to all 200 pharmacy students (fourth and fifth year) in one Jordanian university. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics and chi-square test.
Key findings
A total of 134 responses were received (response rate 67%). About two-thirds of students (87, 64.9%) would like to give enough time to patients with anxiety to discuss their medications. Only half of students knew correctly that alprazolam (53.7%) and diazepam (50.0%) are categorized as anxiolytics. Undertaking a course in psychiatry was significantly associated with better students’ knowledge in PM (P < 0.05).
Conclusion
Despite positive attitudes towards providing PC to patients with anxiety, policy makers should include courses on psychiatric pharmacotherapy in pharmacy curricula to improve pharmacy students’ knowledge of PM.
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