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      Assessment of attitudes of University of Nigeria pharmacy students toward pharmaceutical care Translated title: Evaluación de las actitudes de los estudiantes de farmacia de la Universidad de Nigeria hacia la atención farmacéutica

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          Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the attitude of University of Nigeria pharmacy students towards pharmaceutical care. Method: A survey of pharmacy students in their second to fifth year was conducted. A modified 13-item standard Pharmaceutical Care Attitudes Survey (PCAS) was used for the study. Reliability and factorial validity of the modified instrument were assessed. Results: Modification of the instrument did not alter its validity. Students of the University of Nigeria had a positive attitude towards pharmaceutical care as attitude score of all the items were above the midpoint score of 2.5. The mean scale score of second and third year students were significantly lower than that of the fifth year's (Oneway ANOVA, p<0.001). Females had a higher positive attitude score compared to male students (Students t-test, p=0.005). There was no significant difference in the mean scale score among those that had work experience and those without work experience. Marital status did not influence attitude score. Conclusion: University of Nigeria pharmacy students had a positive attitude towards pharmaceutical care. However, it is necessary to provide sites were students could acquire practice experience and these sites should be designed to enable students observe the integration of pharmaceutical care activities into pharmacy practice.

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          Objetivo: El propósito de este estudio fue describir las actitudes de los estudiantes de farmacia de la Universidad de Nigeria hacia la atención farmacéutica. Método: Se realizó una encuesta a estudiantes de farmacia entre segundo y quinto año. Se utilizó para el estudio una versión modificada de 13 ítems del Pharmaceutical Care Attitudes Survey (PCAS). Se evaluaron la fiabilidad y la validez factorial del instrumento modificado. Resultados: La modificación del instrumento no afectó a su validez. Los estudiantes de la Universidad de Nigeria tienen una actitud positiva hacia la atención farmacéutica porque las puntuaciones de los ítems de actitud estaban todas por encima del valor medio de 2,5. La media de la escala para los estudiantes de segundo y tercer año era significativamente más baja que los de quinto año (Oneway ANOVA, p<0,001). Las mujeres tenían más actitudes positivas comparadas con los hombres (Students t-test, p=0,005). No había diferencia significativa en los valores medios de los que tenían experiencia laboral y los que no. El estado civil no influyó sobre la puntuación de actitud. Conclusión: Los estudiantes de farmacia de la Universidad de Nigeria tienen una actitud positiva hacia la atención farmacéutica. Sin embargo, es necesario proporcionar lugares donde los estudiantes puedan adquirir experiencia práctica y estos lugares deberían designarse para que los estudiantes puedan observar la integración de la atención farmacéutica en el ejercicio de la farmacia.

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                Journal
                pharmacin
                Pharmacy Practice (Internet)
                Pharmacy Practice (Internet)
                Centro de Investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmacéuticas (Redondela )
                1886-3655
                September 2009
                : 7
                : 3
                : 145-149
                Affiliations
                [1 ] University of Nigeria Nigeria
                Article
                S1886-36552009000300003
                10.4321/s1886-36552009000300003
                f78ed231-b359-4c39-b636-75f82555724c

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY

                Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical medicine
                Attitude of Health Personnel,Community Pharmacy Services,Education,Pharmacy,Nigeria,Actitud del personal sanitario,Servicios de farmacias comunitarias,Educación de farmacia

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