Evaluation of an Intensive Education Program on the Treatment of Tobacco Use Disorder for Pharmacists: a Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 164
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- tobacco related knowledge post program
研究概览
简要总结
In Qatar, tobacco use is one of the main causes of premature deaths and preventable diseases. As per the 2013 Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), 12.1% of adults and 20.2% of men in Qatar smoke tobacco, and 55.4% of this smoke an average of 16 cigarettes or more per day. Moreover, 15.7% of school students aged 13 to 15 years currently use some form of tobacco according to the 2013 Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS). In Qatar, tobacco-related diseases including cardiovascular diseases and cancers are highly prevalent. In an effort to reduce tobacco use, Qatar has ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and has implemented many tobacco control initiatives. In spite of these measures, tobacco use is still rising in Qatar. Pharmacists practicing in retail/community pharmacy are often the first port of call for individuals requiring health advice in general. Evidence has proven that they have a pivotal role in health promotion and disease prevention including tobacco cessation. Hence, pharmacists have excellent opportunities to reduce tobacco use in Qatar. Yet, ambulatory and community pharmacists in Qatar are not sufficiently contributing to tobacco control. Based on published data, only 21% of community pharmacists in Qatar always or most of the time ask patients about their smoking status. Furthermore, when asked about their smoking cessation training, 89% of pharmacists did not receive any kind of education or training about smoking cessation counseling in the past. In an effort to build the capacity of pharmacists in Qatar, the aim of the proposed study is to design, implement and evaluate an intensive education program on tobacco treatment for pharmacists in Qatar. The study will be a prospective randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of the education program on pharmacists' tobacco cessation-related knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy, and skills.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Health Services Research
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Retail/community pharmacists practicing in Qatar will be eligible for participation in the study.
排除标准
- 未提供
结局指标
主要结局
tobacco related knowledge post program
时间窗: at the end of the program (+ 1 DAY POST THE PROGRAM)
This outcome will be assessed using a survey instrument
tobacco cessation related skills difference between the 2 groups
时间窗: at the end of the program (+ 1 DAY AFTER THE PROGRAM)
This outcome will be assessed using OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination). Pharmacist's practical skills in the delivery of effective tobacco cessation will be assessed through the use of a performance-based assessment such as Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). Examples of skills to be assessed include communication skills in general, counselling skills, law and professional ethics, and interviewing skills. We propose a 5 to 8 station OSCE that will target core competencies and skills covered in the program. In the OSCE, each participant will be allocated 10 mins to interact with a standardized patient who will be trained using a validated script. Performance of participants will be assessed using validated assessment checklists.
次要结局
- tobacco cessation related skills difference between the 2 groups(3-6 months post intervention)
- tobacco related attitudes difference between the 2 groups(at the end of the program (+ 1 DAY POST THE PROGRAM))
- tobacco related self-efficacy difference between the 2 groups(at the end of the program (+ 1 DAY POST THE PROGRAM))
研究者
Dr. Maguy El Hajj
Associate Professor and Chair of Clinical Pharmacy and Practice Section
Qatar University