Multi-site heart disease risk assessment service provided by pharmacy students.

Garrison, Gina Daubney; Lubowski, Teresa J; Miller, Shannon M; Strang, Aimee F; Sorum, Paul C; Hamilton, Robert A

Multi-site heart disease risk assessment service provided by pharmacy students.

Issue Date

4/12/2010

Authors

Garrison, Gina Daubney

Lubowski, Teresa J

Miller, Shannon M

Strang, Aimee F

Sorum, Paul C

Hamilton, Robert A

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate a pharmacy student service focused on patient coronary heart disease (CHD) risk assessment. Design: Fourth-year pharmacy students offered a CHD risk assessment service at 5 physicians' offices as part of ambulatory care advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE). Patient acceptance of the service was assessed using a satisfaction survey instrument. Assessment: Fifty-seven students educated 311 patients about CHD risk. Of the 258 patients who completed the satisfaction survey, 245 (95%) reported that the service was helpful in understanding CHD risk, and 79 (31%) learned of a personal CHD risk factor of which they were not previously aware. Student knowledge was assessed using a multiple-choice pretest and posttest focused on CHD knowledge recall. Students' test scores improved from pretest to posttest (mean 51.6 % +/- 1.1 vs. 64. 8% +/- 1.0. respectively; p = 0.01). Conclusions: A CHD risk assessment service provided by APPE students in ambulatory care settings was educational for both students and patients.

Citation

Garrison GD, Lubowski TJ, Miller SM, Strang AF, Sorum PC, Hamilton RA. Multi-site heart disease risk assessment service provided by pharmacy students. Am J Pharm Educ. 2010 Apr 12;74(3):41. doi: 10.5688/aj740341. PMID: 20498734; PMCID: PMC2865407.