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- Title
A Pilot Study of Physician Assistant Student and Alumni Attitudes, Awareness, and Perceptions of Medical and Recreational Marijuana.
- Authors
Lawler, Kathryn; Strauss, Abigail; Kaczmarek, Allison; Martinasek, Mary P.
- Abstract
Objectives: In this study, we aimed to explore current physician assistant (PA) student and alumni attitudes, knowledge, and perceptions towards recreational and medical marijuana. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study with PA students and alumni (N = 62) from a mid-sized university in the southeastern United States. We used an online QualtricsTM survey of 40 questions pertaining to both medical and recreational marijuana. Results: When asked about counseling patients on medical marijuana only 50.8% felt comfortable. Even fewer were comfortable with discussing drug interactions (39%). Participants felt that edibles were the safest route of administration (46.8%). The majority felt patient counseling should be incorporated into health sciences courses (79.7%). There was a statistically significant association between their knowledge and their comfort in answering questions about marijuana (p < .001) and between their knowledge and their comfort in addressing drug interactions (p = .005). Conclusion: Our results align with previous research concluding that a greater amount of marijuana education should be incorporated into healthcare professionals' curricula.
- Subjects
UNITED States; PHYSICIAN assistant students; STUDENT attitudes; MARIJUANA legalization; ALUMNAE &; alumni; MEDICAL marijuana; MEDICAL personnel; DRUGGED driving; MEDICAL school graduates
- Publication
Health Behavior & Policy Review, 2024, Vol 11, Issue 1, p1463
- ISSN
2326-4403
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14485/HBPR.11.1.3