title: Emergency contraception counseling: an opportunity for pharmacists.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the impact of pharmacist counseling on patients' knowledge of emergency contraception (EC).
  
  
  METHODS
  Single-group, repeated-measures analysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Academic medical center women's clinic in Little Rock, AR, between January and July 2010.
  
  
  METHODS
  116 women 18 years or older.
  
  
  METHODS
  10-minute education session provided by a pharmacist or trained student pharmacist.
  
  
  METHODS
  Change in participants' test scores (range 0 [lowest possible] to 13 [highest possible]) at three assessment periods (pretest, posttest, and follow-up) using 12 knowledge questions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  116 participants with a mean (±SD) age of 25 ± 5.9 years participated in this study. Mean knowledge scores were 5.3 ± 4.1 for the pretest and 10.7 ± 1.4 for the posttest (P < 0.001). The least-squares mean EC knowledge test score (adjusted for demographics) was 5.86 at pretest, 10.75 at posttest, and 10.75 at follow-up. A nonsignificant small change in scores from posttest to follow-up was detected after the Tukey-Kramer adjustment. A higher education level was associated with higher knowledge scores in this population.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Brief pharmacist-driven counseling sessions provided in a clinic setting are feasible and have a positive impact on immediate EC knowledge and long-term knowledge retention.
authors: College of Pharmacy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA. dragland@uams.edu
authors: Denise
authors: D
authors: Ragland
authors: Nalin
authors: N
authors: Payakachat
authors: Songthip
authors: S
authors: Ounpraseuth
authors: Adam
authors: A
authors: Pate
authors: Sara E
authors: SE
authors: Harrod
authors: Rachel E
authors: RE
authors: Ott
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001131:Arkansas; D044363:Contraception, Postcoital / Q000379:methods*; D004522:Educational Status; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D016018:Least-Squares Analysis; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013339:Students, Pharmacy; D055815:Young Adult