Students' experiences of the undergraduate pharmacy degree, and the potential role of mindfulness - a thematic analysis

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dc.contributor.authorO'Driscoll, Michelle
dc.contributor.authorByrne, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorKelly, Maria
dc.contributor.authorLambert, Sharon
dc.contributor.authorSahm, Laura J.
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-13T09:48:05Z
dc.date.available2019-02-13T09:48:05Z
dc.date.issued2018-01
dc.date.updated2019-02-12T16:51:41Z
dc.description.abstractObjective: The objective of this qualitative study was two-fold; to (a) determine pharmacy students’ experiences of stress as part of the current pharmacy degree, and (b) explore the potential of incorporating the principles of mindfulness into course work in the undergraduate degree. Methods: Undergraduate pharmacy students from the five Schools of Pharmacy (SOPs) in Ireland were invited to take part in focus groups (FGs) between February and November 2016. Recruitment occurred via emails, sent by gatekeepers within each of the pharmacy schools. FGs were audio recorded, anonymized and transcribed by the researcher (MOD). Transcripts were analysed using the Braun and Clarke method of thematic analysis, and coded in QSR International NVivo Qualitative Data Analysis Software Version 11. Ethical approval was obtained Results: Twenty pharmacy students (60% female) representing all years of study from three of the five SOPs participated across five focus groups. The five key themes that emerged were (1) so much to do, so little time (2) the role of lecturers (3) we’re smart people, we want to do well (4) learning by doing and (5) mindfulness as a coping tool. Conclusions: The findings of this study support the hypothesis that students experience stress and would welcome mindfulness-based interventions as a management option in the degree. In particular, the emphasis that mindfulness places on experiential learning would be well received by students.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationO’Driscoll, M., Byrne, S., Kelly, M., Lambert, S. and Sahm, L. J. (2018) 'Students’ Experiences of the Undergraduate Pharmacy Degree, and the Potential Role of Mindfulness - A Thematic Analysis', American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, ajpe6457, doi: 10.5688/ajpe6457en
dc.identifier.doi10.5688/ajpe6457
dc.identifier.endpage19en
dc.identifier.issn0002-9459
dc.identifier.issued0en
dc.identifier.journaltitleAmerican Journal of Pharmaceutical Education e-viewen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/7485
dc.identifier.volume0en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAmerican Association of Colleges of Pharmacyen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.ajpe.org/doi/10.5688/ajpe6457
dc.rights© 2019 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Educationen
dc.subjectPharmacyen
dc.subjectStressen
dc.subjectStudenten
dc.subjectMindfulnessen
dc.subjectUndergraduateen
dc.titleStudents' experiences of the undergraduate pharmacy degree, and the potential role of mindfulness - a thematic analysisen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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