Undergraduate Students' Experiences in Counselling Patients Using Long-Term Medication: The Effects Use Problems Checkups (EUPC) Method
Abstract
Background
Monitoring the patient’s condition is not common in pharmacies and new tools to learn it are needed.
Aims
To analyse the suitability of the EUPC method (a memory aid for counselling long-term medication users: Effect, Use, Problems and Checkups) for learning patient counselling in pharmacies.
Method
Pharmacy students tested the EUPC method and recorded their experiences in an internet questionnaire. The students’ answers were analysed using content analysis and quantification.
Results
About 90 % of the students regarded the EUPC method as well suited for counselling patients with hypertension and other long-term diseases. Nearly 65% of the students covered all of the counselling questions and 96% at least three of the counselling questions. The method was regarded as comprehensive and easy to use.
Conclusion
The EUPC method is well suited for learning patient counselling and use of the method ensures that the content of patient counselling will cover most important topics.
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Authors
Leena K Saastamoinen, Elisa Heikkilä, Paavo Tanskanen
Additional Information
- Peer-Reviewed: yes.
- Open Access: kyllä.
- Cite as: Saastamoinen, L., Heikkilä, E., & Tanskanen, P. (2013). Undergraduate students’ experiences in counselling patients using long-term medication – the Effects Use Problems Checkups (EUPC) method. Pharmacy Education, 13(1), 1-6. https://pharmacyeducation.fip.org/pharmacyeducation/article/view/266
