The impact of pharmaceutical care on patients with hypertension and their pharmacists

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contents The impact of pharmaceutical care on patients with hypertension and their pharmacists Agnieszka Skowron Sebastian Polak Jerzy Brandys Medicina Poland Hypertension Community Pharmacy Services Medication Therapy Management Objective: The purpose of the study was to assess the influence of pharmaceutical care on patients´ knowledge, quality of life and blood pressure and to determine whether new type of pharmaceutical services changes the pharmacists´ satisfaction and knowledge. Methods: Community pharmacies were randomly assigned to study and control group and pharmacists from both groups included patients with hypertension, who meet inclusion and exclusion criteria. Study group provided the pharmaceutical care (education, pharmacotherapy monitoring, detecting and solving drug related problems) for their patients, while the control group provided the standard pharmaceutical services (dispensing medicines with or without counseling). At the beginning and the end of the study pharmacists and patients filled in the knowledge test. Pharmacists fulfilled also satisfaction questionnaire. Results: Survey data were collected from 28 and 56 patients from community pharmacies in study and control group respectively. At the last meeting the normal blood pressure achieved 79% and 55% patients in study and control group, respectively (p>0,05). The pharmaceutical care improved patients´ knowledge about disease. Pharmacists from study group, who provided pharmaceutical care, had higher level of pharmacotherapy knowledge and professional satisfaction than the control group. Conclusion: Implementation of pharmaceutical care into the pharmacy practice benefits both, patients and pharmacists. 2011 artículo científico 1885-642X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=69019171009 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=690 Pharmacy Practice application/pdf Centro de investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmacéuticas Pharmacy Practice (España) Num.2 Vol.9
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publisher Centro de investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmacéuticas
spellingShingle The impact of pharmaceutical care on patients with hypertension and their pharmacists
Agnieszka Skowron
Medicina
Poland
Hypertension
Community Pharmacy Services
Medication Therapy Management
The impact of pharmaceutical care on patients with hypertension and their pharmacists Agnieszka Skowron Sebastian Polak Jerzy Brandys Medicina Poland Hypertension Community Pharmacy Services Medication Therapy Management Objective: The purpose of the study was to assess the influence of pharmaceutical care on patients´ knowledge, quality of life and blood pressure and to determine whether new type of pharmaceutical services changes the pharmacists´ satisfaction and knowledge. Methods: Community pharmacies were randomly assigned to study and control group and pharmacists from both groups included patients with hypertension, who meet inclusion and exclusion criteria. Study group provided the pharmaceutical care (education, pharmacotherapy monitoring, detecting and solving drug related problems) for their patients, while the control group provided the standard pharmaceutical services (dispensing medicines with or without counseling). At the beginning and the end of the study pharmacists and patients filled in the knowledge test. Pharmacists fulfilled also satisfaction questionnaire. Results: Survey data were collected from 28 and 56 patients from community pharmacies in study and control group respectively. At the last meeting the normal blood pressure achieved 79% and 55% patients in study and control group, respectively (p>0,05). The pharmaceutical care improved patients´ knowledge about disease. Pharmacists from study group, who provided pharmaceutical care, had higher level of pharmacotherapy knowledge and professional satisfaction than the control group. Conclusion: Implementation of pharmaceutical care into the pharmacy practice benefits both, patients and pharmacists. 2011 artículo científico 1885-642X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=69019171009 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=690 Pharmacy Practice application/pdf Centro de investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmacéuticas Pharmacy Practice (España) Num.2 Vol.9
title The impact of pharmaceutical care on patients with hypertension and their pharmacists
topic Medicina
Poland
Hypertension
Community Pharmacy Services
Medication Therapy Management
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=69019171009