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A Large-Scale Multicentre Study of Academic Resilience and Wellbeing in Pharmacy Education

Simon Cassidy, Andrew Mawdsley, Catherine Langran, Louise Hughes and Sarah C. Willis
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education March 2022, 8998; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe8998
Simon Cassidy
aUniversity of Salford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
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bThe University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Catherine Langran
cUniversity of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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dCardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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bThe University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Abstract

Objective. Health care students are at particular risk of stress and exposure to adverse events, negatively affecting wellbeing and performance and leading to increased attrition. Academic resilience (AR) has been identified as one factor helping mitigate such negative effects in students. Despite this, there is limited research exploring the topic in pharmacy education.

Methods. Using a cross-sectional survey design, students attending three schools of pharmacy in the United Kingdom (N=1161) completed psychometric measures of AR and wellbeing. Comparative, correlational and regression analyses were conducted, exploring the relationship between AR and wellbeing.

Results. AR and wellbeing were significantly lower in pharmacy students compared to other student populations. AR was a positive correlate and predictor for wellbeing. AR was highest in first year students, declined over subsequent years of study, and varied by pharmacy school and gender but not ethnicity.

Conclusion. Introducing and embedding strategies to enhance AR in pharmacy education may improve wellbeing and performance and reduce attrition.

Keywords
  • pharmacy education
  • academic resilience
  • wellbeing
  • student mental health
  • Received December 15, 2021.
  • Accepted March 21, 2022.
  • © 2022 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
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