Continuous Glucose Monitoring User-Wear Experience Fosters Empathy and Learning

IF 3.8 4区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education Pub Date : 2025-04-23 DOI:10.1016/j.ajpe.2025.101410

Alison Lobkovich , Rena Dabish , Alexandra Maria Gavrilidis , Brian Globerman , Helen D. Berlie

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Abstract

Objective

To determine if a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) user-wear experience brings value to an advanced diabetes elective course by assessing the impact on empathy and knowledge.

Methods

This was a quasi-experimental pre-post intervention study, conducted over 2 offerings of an advanced diabetes elective course. Third-year pharmacy students participated in a 2-part didactic education and user-wear experience involving CGM devices. Students completed a survey at 3 prespecified time points to assess empathy and knowledge (foundational and counseling knowledge). Empathy was assessed using the Kiersma-Chen empathy scale. Knowledge was assessed using predefined multiple-choice questions. Statistical tests include repeated measures analysis of variance and Bonferroni tests for overall and subsection scores on the empathy and knowledge surveys. A partial eta squared was also used to measure effect size for the repeated measures analysis of variance test.

Results

Twenty-nine out of the 36 enrolled students completed all 3 surveys. Compared with a traditional lecture, the CGM user-wear experience demonstrated a significant increase in student self-perceived empathy and counseling knowledge. No change in foundational knowledge was observed.

Conclusion

A CGM user-wear experience provides educational value beyond a traditional lecture. Our study showed that educational outcomes such as empathy and counseling knowledge can be achieved by implementing a CGM user-wear experience. An advanced diabetes elective course provides an ideal environment to optimize CGM learning outcomes with a user-wear experience.

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连续血糖监测用户穿戴体验培养同理心和学习能力。

目的：通过评估对移情和知识的影响，确定连续血糖监测（CGM）用户穿戴体验是否为高级糖尿病选修课程带来价值。方法：这是一项准实验性的干预前后研究，在两门晚期糖尿病选修课程中进行。药学三年级的学生参加了涉及CGM设备的两部分教学教育和用户佩戴体验。学生们在三个预先指定的时间点完成了一项调查，以评估同理心和知识（基础知识和咨询知识）。共情采用Kiersma-Chen共情量表进行评估。知识评估使用预先定义的多项选择题。统计检验包括重复测量方差分析（ANOVA）和Bonferroni检验共情和知识调查的总体和分段得分。偏eta平方也用于测量重复测量ANOVA检验的效应大小。结果：36名在校生中有29名完成了所有三项调查。与传统讲座相比，CGM用户穿戴体验显著提高了学生的自我感知同理心和咨询知识。没有观察到基础知识的变化。结论：CGM用户佩戴体验提供了超越传统讲座的教育价值。我们的研究表明，通过实施CGM用户穿戴体验，可以实现移情和咨询知识等教育成果。高级糖尿病选修课程提供了一个理想的环境，以优化CGM的学习成果与用户穿戴体验。

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American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 医学-学科教育

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4.30

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15.20%

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114

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