title: Developing school-pharmacist partnerships to enhance correct medication use and pain medication literacy in Taiwan.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effectiveness of the health promoting school (HPS)-community pharmacist partnership program that promotes students' correct medication use and enhances pain medication literacy in Taiwan.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pre- and post-studies and intervention/comparison group comparisons.
  
  
  METHODS
  Primary and middle schools, along with their communities, in Taiwan.
  
  
  METHODS
  In 2013, baseline and follow-up self-administered, online surveys were received from 5,373 students enrolled in intervention primary and middle schools and from 4,643 students enrolled in comparison primary and middle schools.
  
  
  METHODS
  The level of medication literacy, including correct medication use knowledge, self-efficacy, and skills.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The development and implementation of the HPS-community pharmacist partnership program in primary and middle schools significantly enhanced students' knowledge, self-efficacy, and skills in correct medication use and pain medication literacy (P <0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The HPS-community pharmacist partnership had a positive impact on enhancing correct medication use and pain medication literacy in Taiwan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: fongchingchang@ntnu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Fong-Ching
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Developing and Marketing, Kainan University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hsueh-Yun
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.affiliation: Joint Commission of Taiwan; at time of research, Lecturer, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Li-Jung
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chun-Hsien
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jyun-Long
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei, Taiwan; at time of research, Director-General, Taiwan Food and Drug Administration, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ming-Kung
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Yeh
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003142:Communication; D003157:Community Pharmacy Services; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D057220:Health Literacy; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D010595:Pharmacists; D024382:Professional Role; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012572:School Health Services; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics