EVALUATION OF AN ATTITUDES TOWARD MEDICAL ERRORS SCALE IN PHARMACY AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS

Author(s)

Griggs S
St Louis College of Pharmacy, St Louis, MO, USA

OBJECTIVES: To develop and evaluate an attitudes toward medical errors scale in pharmacy and healthcare professional students with the goal of improving patient safety and outcomes in healthcare.

METHODS: In 2012, St. Louis College of Pharmacy students (N=111) as well as students from eight additional health professions at a medium-sized Midwestern university (N=154) participated in an anonymous online survey. Ninety-five items evaluating attitudes toward medical errors (ATME) and eleven demographic questions were included in the survey.

RESULTS: Following item and factor analysis, a In addition, ATE was lower among pre-pharmacy students (ATES=77.13, N=32, s.d.=9.00) than P1 and P2 pharmacy students (ATES=79.63, N=42, s.d.=9.13) or P3 and P4 pharmacy students (ATES=80.05, N=37, s.d.=8.64). Interestingly, results from the 8-item cognitive scale indicated that male students increased as they progressed from pre-pharmacy through the professional program; however, female students showed a reduction in the cognitive scale mean as they progressed through the six-year program. Pharmacy students in years P3 and P4 who had clinical experience showed statistically significantly higher learning goal orientation than those with no clinical experience; respondents with a learning goal orientation were more likely to have a positive ATME

Conference/Value in Health Info

2017-11, ISPOR Europe 2017, Glasgow, Scotland

Value in Health, Vol. 20, No. 9 (October 2017)

Code

PHP119

Topic

Health Service Delivery & Process of Care, Organizational Practices, Real World Data & Information Systems

Topic Subcategory

Academic & Educational, Health & Insurance Records Systems, Health Care Research, Quality of Care Measurement

Disease

Multiple Diseases

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