An Empirical Study to Improve Education on Accessing, Understanding, Appraising, and Applying Drug Information.

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K17257
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 58010:Medical management and medical sociology-related
• Research Institution: Showa Pharmaceutical University
• Principal Investigator: Yamamoto Ken 昭和薬科大学, 薬学部, 講師 (80837310)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: ヘルスリテラシー / 学校薬剤師

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To improve education on obtaining, understanding, evaluating, and using drug information, we compared the contents of the Japanese Courses of Study and the U.S. Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool regarding drug education in school education. In the U.S., education on pharmaceuticals is required following the developmental stage from the early elementary school years. In addition, it was suggested that health and physical education textbooks in Japan do not include sufficient information on how to obtain information from appropriate sources and how to acquire interpersonal communication skills. Furthermore, an interview survey was conducted with school pharmacists, and it was inferred that the process of promoting pharmaceutical education in collaboration with school personnel is based on the establishment of an environment that facilitates involvement in education.

Free Research Field

薬学教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

医薬品に関する教育改善に向け、国内外の状況を比較・検討を行い、発達段階や社会状況に合わせた医薬品教育を再構築していく必要性を明らかにしたことは、ヘルスリテラシーの低い日本国民に対する教育改善を促す一助となりうる。特に、本邦において医薬品教育上、習得すべきパフォーマンスを明示できたことは今後の医薬品教育に影響を与える可能性がある。また学校薬剤師と学校関係者と協働して行う医薬品教育の推進に向けたプロセスを明らかにすることは、喫緊の社会問題となっているオーバードーズや違法薬物の使用だけでなく、医薬品の適正使用に至るまで国民のヘルスリテラシーの向上に寄与する。