Monireh Faghir Ganji, Narjes Abdolmohammadi, Maryam Nikbina, Alireza Ansari-Moghaddam, Arash Tehrani-Banihashemi
Mothers' experience of virtual education during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study
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misconceptions related terminology used diagnosis treatment substance use disorders common among healthcare providers may contribute inappropriate management education patients objective study evaluate baseline knowledge addiction tolerance physical dependence firstyear pharmacy students completing unit neurobiological basis addiction students asked define terms addiction tolerance dependence beginning didactic unit nervous system pathophysiology pharmacology handwritten responses transcribed spreadsheet deidentified sequential assignment single numeric identifier data analyzed three reviewers open coding thematic analysis descriptive statistics used describe results one hundred eightyseven individual student submitted responses included analysis many students unable provide substantive definition terms physical dependence 32 addiction 27 definition tolerance partially correct 80 student responses though students provided complete description approximately 5 students defined physical dependence addiction 18 incorrectly attributed withdrawal symptoms addiction significant knowledge gaps misconceptions regarding terminology related substance use disorder exists among firstyear pharmacy students despite continuing efforts within professional organizations develop consensus definitions developing effective teaching methods identify correct misinformation preconceptions related care patients substance use disorders continue priority pharmacy educators