[Preparing for the licence to prescribe in medical school - a questionnaire study on medical students professional confidence in the art of prescribing].: Läkemedelsarbete behöver vara integrerat i klinisk utbildning - Att göra många läkemedelsgenomgångar ökar trygghet och reflektion över patientens behandling, visar enkätstudie.

[Preparing for the licence to prescribe in medical school - a questionnaire study on medical students professional confidence in the art of prescribing]. : Läkemedelsarbete behöver vara integrerat i klinisk utbildning - Att göra många läkemedelsgenomgångar ökar trygghet och reflektion över patientens behandling, visar enkätstudie.

Eriksson, Anna-Lena, 1971 (author): Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för medicin, avdelningen för invärtesmedicin och klinisk nutrition,Institute of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition

Böttiger, Ylva (author)

Ekman, Agneta, 1961 (author): Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för neurovetenskap och fysiologi, sektionen för farmakologi,Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Pharmacology

Reis, Margareta (author)

Person, Katarina (author)

Pettersson Kymmer, Ulrika (author)

Wallerstedt, Susanna Maria, 1970 (author): Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för neurovetenskap och fysiologi, sektionen för farmakologi,Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Pharmacology

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A prerequisite for rational use of medicines is adequate prescribing skills; drug treatment isa complex task requiring diagnostic competence combined with pharmacologic knowledge and patient communication skills.Acquiring professional confidence in the art of prescribing is essential during medical training.The results of this questionnaire study, conducted in four medical schools in Sweden after the course in internal medicine (252 respondents; response rate: 74%; median age: 24 years, 61% female), show that 45% and 62% were confident in performing medication reviews and writing medication summary reports, respectively, i.e. the basics of prescribing. The confidence increased by the number of reviews and reports performed, i.e. the extent of practice (correlation coefficients: 0.41 and 0.38, respectively, both p<0.0001), as did the extent of the students' reflection on important aspects of drug treatment such as adherence, adverse reactions, renal function, dosing, and drug interactions. In multivariate regression analyses, major predictors for confidence in performing medication reviews were extent of practice and extent of clinical supervision. The results suggest that these factors are keys to acquiring professional confidence in the art of prescribing.

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