Development of the Ethical Sensitivity Scale for Pharmacy Students II: Reliability and Study in a Larger Sample
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Objective: The present study is the second part of the study to develop the Ethical Sensitivity Scale for pharmacy students. The objectives were to determine the reliability of the scale and assess ethical sensitivity among pharmacy students. Methods: The test-retest reliability was assessed by interviewing 20 students twice one month apart. Two raters scored responses from each subjects. The test of the scale in the larger sample was conducted by interviewing 105 students of all classes. Subjects read for scenarios and identified the issues important to pharmacy practice according to their opinions. The students did not know the ethical nature of the study. Three interviewers involved in the study. All of them went through extensive training on standardized interview technique. Results: Test-retest reliability was 0.64. Correlation coefficient between scored from two raters was more than 0.90 indicating inter rater reliability. Cronbach Alpha of the scale was 0.73. The mean total score for the 4th-6th year students (9.16+2.45 out of 14) was statistically higher than that of the 1st-3rd year students (7.73+3.10) (P=0.013). The upperclassmen showed more sensitivity in identifying the following three issues compared to the lowerclassmen; advertising of one own pharmacy, break of patient confidentiality and cooperation in illegal drug manufacturing. Conclusions: The study provides a reliable instrument for measuring ethical sensitivity in pharmacy students. It could be used for evaluation of outcomes of pharmacy socialization and research. The study also provides the information on pharmacy ethics education needed to be improved in the study site. Further study is needed on the validity of the measure and factors affecting ethical sensitivity.
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ผลการวิจัยและความคิดเห็นที่ปรากฏในบทความถือเป็นความคิดเห็นและอยู่ในความรับผิดชอบของผู้นิพนธ์ มิใช่ความเห็นหรือความรับผิดชอบของกองบรรณาธิการ หรือคณะเภสัชศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์ ทั้งนี้ไม่รวมความผิดพลาดอันเกิดจากการพิมพ์ บทความที่ได้รับการเผยแพร่โดยวารสารเภสัชกรรมไทยถือเป็นสิทธิ์ของวารสารฯ
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