title: A learning and teaching resource on patient self-management of chronic pain.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop, pilot test, and evaluate an instructional module on patient self-management for undergraduate pharmacy students in an Australian university.
  
  
  METHODS
  Learning outcomes and associated content and assessment tasks were developed, featuring lecture and readings, in-class discussions, and online delivery of in-depth interviews with patients who were living with chronic pain.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Students completed a premodule and postmodule questionnaire and were further assessed by multiple-choice questions following completion of the module and again at the end of the semester. Positive changes were identified in the students' discourse surrounding patient self-management of chronic pain. Responses to multiple-choice questions showed that knowledge was sustained over the course of the semester.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Completion of a comprehensive module on patient self-management increased undergraduate pharmacy students' understanding and knowledge of patients experiencing chronic pain. The module could be implemented across other healthcare disciplines.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia. lorraine.smith@sydney.edu.au
authors.forename: Lorraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bundy
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ronaldson
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: McKenzie
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Sinthia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bosnic-Anticevich
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D003479:Curriculum; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D013339:Students, Pharmacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching
keywords: assessment; curriculum patient interviews; online learning; patient self-management; student perceptions