Isan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, IJPS (Isan J Pharm Sci)

Academic factors affecting the Stress and Depression among Pharmacy students in Ubon Ratchathani University

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

Stress can occur in people of all genders and ages, especially during the higher education phase, which is an age that involves significant changes. It may lead to stress or depression and can contribute to the development of depressive disorders. Objective: To study the academic factors that cause stress and depression among Pharmacy Faculty students, Ubon Ratchathani University. Method: Samples used in this research were students who studied in 2nd year - 6th year, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ubon Ratchathani University, enrolled in the academic year 2020. Data were collected through an online questionnaire and individual in-depth interviews. The statistics used for data analysis were demonstrating the sample overview using descriptive statistics such as mean, percentage, and standard deviation and inferential statistics including determining the correlation between the academic factors. Results: The sample in this study consists of 313 students. Most of the samples have 59.1 percent of stress and 43.5 percent of depression, respectively. Academic factors have a statistically significant impact on stress in all factors, except failing the exam and being required to repeat the class. The most influencing factor is too much pressure on oneself regarding education. All academic factors have a statistically significant impact on depression. The most influential factor is academic performance not meeting expectations. An analysis of qualitative research found that the main factors that cause stress are poor adaptation, difficulty in understanding and catch up with study in a class hour, difficult and complicated contents, and inability to review and study the books in a timely manner. Conclusions: The factors related to academic performance primarily influence stress, and all academic factors contribute to the occurrence of depression among pharmacy students.

Implementation of telemedicine for elderly outpatients care during COVID-19 pandemic

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

Telemedicine has been adopted in healthcare facilities in order to increase healthcare service efficiency and reduce congestion during Covid-19 pandemic Objective: To explore the implementation of telemedicine for elderly outpatients care during COVID-19 pandemic and the factors that influence the telemedicine service. Methods: Semi-structured interview was used to collect the data in 27 healthcare providers and 24 elderly patients in three tertiary hospitals (Siriraj Hospital, Srinagarind Hospirtal, and Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital) Results: Telemedicine was implemented to provide healthcare in outpatients including elderly patients with chronic diseases, cancer, and end of life care. The patients who received telemedicine must be stable and able to communicate via the communication technology. Factors that influence telemedicine service included workflow integration, healthcare providers, information technology infrastructure, suitability of service location, accessibility to the technology of elderly patients, and acceptance of patients. Conclusion: Telemedicine is useful in providing healthcare services to elderly patients in order to receive continuous care. This service should be developed to be more efficient in the future in order to reduce hospital congestion and allow elderly patients to conveniently access the service.

Experience of Health Product Reviews in Pharmacy Students in Thailand

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

The Studies has objectives is to study the situation of health product reviews among pharmacy students in Thailand and their knowledge of pharmacy professional laws and ethics. Method: This study is a cross-sectional survey research. The researcher collected data from 20 December 2022 to 28 February 2023 using an online survey by publicizing voluntary participation in the research project through the Thailand Pharmacy Student Club. The study population was undergraduate pharmacy students of all years in Thailand. The instrument used was a questionnaire consisting of 3 parts: year of study, health product review experience, 20 items on personal ethics, 10 items on legal knowledge, and professional ethics. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and correlational analysis. Results: The study found that the sample consisted of 544 people from 19 institutions. The most second-year respondents, 147 people (27.00 %) participated in the study. The study found that health product reviews among the sample group from highest to lowest: cosmetics reviews, dietary supplement reviews, and drug reviews (17.65 %, 16.54 %, and 4.23 %, respectively). The average score in the pharmacy profession's knowledge of laws and ethics regarding health product reviews was in six years, with the highest score of 8.40 ± 1.29 (mean ± standard deviation, total score of 10 points). The trend was that the sample group had an increasing average knowledge score according to the academic year. Legal knowledge, ethics, and behavior scores were statistically significantly related (R=0.566, p<0.001). Conclusion: Most pharmacy students have knowledge of laws and ethics related to health product reviews, including had experience reviewing or saw students reviewing health products. Moreover, their understanding is only at a moderate level during their early years of study. Therefore, it is important to enhance the understanding of laws and ethics related to health product reviews among pharmacy students from the beginning of their studies.

Pharmaceuticals management and service patterns in elementary school and opportunity expansion schools of Ratchaburi province

Woraluk Anuntakool, Ong-art Maneemai, Chanadda Wuttikul, Niwat Saksit — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

The Studies has objectives is to survey and compare the pharmaceuticals management and service patterns between elementary schools with opportunity expansion schools in the Office of Educational Service Area of Ratchaburi province. Methods: This research was a cross-sectional survey study. The questionnaires and survey forms were using to collected the data from 322 randomly chosen school and teachers or whom that serviced in the first aid room of school between October, 2022 to January, 2023. Collected data included pharmaceuticals serviced management patterns, characteristics, knowledge, behavior and attitude of teachers or whom that service in the first aid room, medicinal item in the first aid room. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and compared between elementary schools and opportunity expansion schools. Results: A total of 201 schools (93.49%) were response and included to analysis (62.42% of all targeted schools). Almost school (98.01%) had authorized teacher for service in the first aid room. Apart from the authorized teachers, other people also reported to prescribing medicinal in the first aid room. It was found 77.11% of authorized teachers never attended a pharmaceutical training program that may result to a lack of confidence in medicinal used. However, knowledge, behavior and attitude scores for medicinal use of authorized teachers were found to be in good range. A total of 169 the first aid room were survey, expired drugs were found in 31 schools (18.79%), non-over the counter drugs which from purchased and donated were found in 131 schools (79.39%). A total of 69 schools received donated drugs (41.82%). Amount of authorized teachers, amount of students-to-authorized teacher ratio, mean of authorized teachers who completed a pharmaceutical training program and mean of non-over the counter pharmaceuticals in opportunity expansion schools were considerably greater in opportunity expansion school than elementary school. Amount of non-authorized teachers who prescribing medicinal in the first add room considerably greater in elementary school than opportunity expansion school. Conclusions: We found medicinal management and service problem in school and mention that immediately pharmaceutical training program need to provide for teacher and student in school. The establishment of a pharmaceutical system in school from upstream (such as medicinal selection, handling process and storage) to downstream (such as drug administration and monitoring) with the responsible officer network corporation are very important in long term management plan to promote rational drug use and safety.

Albumin Usage Review for Appropriate Drug Evaluation and Value at Queen Sirikit Heart Center of the Northeast, Thailand

wanapa hinwiset, Maneepimai Chaichun, Seehapong Petcharat — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

Albumin is the most abundant circulatory protein. It exerts colloid oncotic pressure and transports various substances. Previous studies revealed that over 50% of albumin usage was unappropriated and higher costs, this study aimed to investigate the prescription patterns and value of albumin at the Queen Sirikit Heart Center of the Northeast, Khon Kaen University to assess the appropriateness and value of prescription. Methodology: This retrospective study involved data collect from patients whom received albumin at the Queen Sirikit Heart Center of the Northeast, Khon Kaen University, used Queen Sirikit Heart Center criteria, between October 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022. Results: Patients received albumin in 104 cases in 631 prescriptions. Pediatric patients received albumin in 84 prescriptions, 73.81% of whom were male, aged three days to 17 years (61.48±13.68 years). The majority received treatment at the pediatric intensive care unit, accounting for 55.95%. Adult patients received albumin in 547 prescriptions, 63.07% of whom were male, aged 19 to 95 years (5.08±5.32 years). The majority received treatment at the cardiac surgery intensive care unit, accounting for 32.48 %. The primary indication was priming solution for open heart procedures, representing 57.14% in pediatric patients and 63.07% in adult patients and all of them were appropriated. Albumin prescriptions met the treatment criteria 95.24% in pediatric patients and 93.78% in adult patients. The total value for appropriated albumin prescriptions was 145,873 baht in pediatric patients and 808,961 baht in adult patients, with the expenditure on albumin per prescription was 1,808 baht in pediatric patients and 1,567 baht in adult patients. Conclusions: Over 90% of the patients who received albumin were prescribed appropriately and value was more than 1,500 baht per prescription.

Directions and Trends in Pharmaceutical Education in the Post-COVID-19 era

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected all levels of education, including the educational management of the Faculty of Pharmacy. As a result, all curriculums of each university must be adjusted to entirely online teaching and learning while being effective for both teachers and students. Online pharmacy education during that period was either synchronous or a hybrid of synchronous and asynchronous learning by using several tools such as Zoom, Google Platform, Pro EZGC chromatogram modeler, online questionnaires, etc. Applying these tools resulted in improved learning outcomes as well as positive attitudes of students toward online learning. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has been getting better, pharmacy students and teachers still desire online learning as an integral part of the curriculum. Since students could manage their own study time and use online learning as a tool to review any lessons at their convenience. In addition, teachers also could clearly exhibit more important details in laboratory practice to all students than the large group studying in the classroom. Accordingly, continual improvement of online teaching and learning suitable to the nature of each course is required to improve the quality of education and provide maximum benefits to students sustainably as well as to prepare for upcoming crises.