(374) Influence of PHAR 793E on student competency within the 8 domains of wellness

Trainee Category: Student Pharmacist

Objective : Assess the influence of a wellness elective on student self-perception within the eight dimensions of wellness.

Methods: Students enrolled in the Exploring Wellness and Mindfulness in Health Care elective course completed an optional, anonymous survey evaluating the individual’s self-perception within the eight dimensions of wellness including physical, intellectual, environmental, spiritual, social, emotional, financial, and occupational wellness. The survey consisted of ten 3-point Likert-scaled questions in each dimension. A higher score correlates to a more positive self-perception. This survey was adapted from two existing surveys examining overall wellness. Survey participants completed a pre-survey at the beginning of the course and will take the same post-survey after the course.

Results: Nine (75%) students in the course completed the survey. The pre-course survey data demonstrated that students had a high self-perception in both occupational and financial wellness with means of 2.6 (SD±0.30) and 2.59 (SD±0.36), respectively. The lowest evaluated area of wellness was environmental with a mean of 2.19 (SD±0.27). Specifically, participants evaluated themselves highly in areas of community service and betterment of the community but tended to have lower rankings in areas concerning mental health and personal wellbeing. Further results and conclusions will be drawn after study completion.

Conclusions: The study is currently in progress and results from the pre/post surveys will be compared at the completion of the course. The hypothesis of this study is to demonstrate an improvement on student self-perceptions within the eight dimensions of wellness from the course. Study results will provide information for improving the course.