Mental health in curriculum | All (n = 232) N (%) | Students who declared participation in MHFA (n = 26) N (%) | Students who did not declare participation in MHFA (n = 205)** N (%) | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Extent to which taught about mental health in the MPharm | < 0.001* | |||
1 (never) | 20 (8.6) | 0 | 20 (9.9) | |
2 | 67 (28.9) | 4 (15.4) | 62 (30.5) | |
3 | 89 (38.4) | 8 (30.8) | 81 (39.9) | |
4 | 40 (17.2) | 8 (30.8) | 32 (15.8) | |
5 (constantly embedded throughout) | 14 (6.0) | 6 (23.1) | 8 (3.9) | |
Missing (excluded from comparison) | 2 (0.9) | N/A | N/A | |
Agreement with following statements | ||||
Given opportunity to practise counselling patient on mental health medication | 104 (44.8) | 24 (92.3) | 80 (39.0) | < 0.001* |
Clinical check of prescriptions or drug charts relating to mental health medication | 130 (56.0) | 21 (80.8) | 109 (53.2) | 0.032* |
Taught about how mental health drugs work in the body | 194 (83.6) | 23 (88.5) | 171 (83.4) | 0.001* |
Learn about laws relating to mental health | 118 (50.9) | 17 (65.4) | 101 (49.3) | 0.349 |
Learning with student mental health nurses | 24 (10.3) | 1 (3.8) | 23 (11.2) | 0.583 |
Placement experience in mental health trust | 44 (19.0) | 8 (30.8) | 36 (17.6) | 0.770 |