약학대학 병원약국실무실습 프리셉터의 역할 수행에 대한 영향요인

Abstract

Background : Since the adoption of the 6-year pharmacy school system in Korea, there has been an increase in the need for qualified preceptors. Among various factors, the role of the preceptor is essential to establish good hospital pharmacy practice experiences (HPPEs). This study identifies the factors associated with the performance of the preceptors in HPPEs. Methods : An online survey was sent to 113 hospital pharmacy preceptors. The survey was composed of: 1) overall evaluation of HPPEs, 2) the role as a preceptor, 3) the changes during precepting, 4) factors influencing precepting, and 5) self-evaluation on their ability as a preceptor. The responses were evaluated using the 5-point Likert scale. Reponses of“ agree”and“ strongly agree”were considered as positive responses. Results : A total of 76.1% preceptors responded. For overall evaluation of HPPEs, preceptors with longer professional work experience showed positive responses to “the compliance of HPPEs”and “the adequacy of education contents”(p 0.05). Regarding the changes during precepting, the positive response rate for“ leadership improvement”and“ the HPPEs helped to set up a systematic education program”were significantly higher in the 10 years experienced pharmacists (p 0.05). Furthermore, they recognized“ positive response of trainee”and“ cooperation of colleagues”as positive factors for precepting. Regardless of their professional experience, over 90% of responders answered “excessive workload”as the primary negative influence factor. For self-evaluation of their own ability, the rate of positive response to “have proper education technique for precepting”and “have sufficient knowledge on my HPPEs field”were significantly higher in the >10 years of experienced pharmacists (71.0% and 64.5%, respectively) (p 0.005). Conclusion : From the perspective of preceptors, the influential factors of precepting were different according to their professional work experience. Considering that excessive workload was recognized as the most negative influential factor, adjustment of workload and securing the HPPE preceptors are regarded as a priority.