Evidence map›Paper›PMID 14584229›Full record

Trial reportPharmacy world & science : PWS2003

Community pharmacy based provision of pharmaceutical care to older patients.

Ian K Sturgess, James C McElnay, Carmel M Hughes, Grainne Crealey

Abstract readClinical TrialRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Pharmacy world & science : PWS, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  8. Interventions for enhancing medication adherence.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014
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  14. Cost-effectiveness of shared pharmaceutical care for older patients: RESPECT trial findings.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2010
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  15. Effectiveness of shared pharmaceutical care for older patients: RESPECT trial findings.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2010
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ian K SturgessClinical and Practice Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, Northern Ireland.
James C McElnay
Carmel M Hughes
Grainne Crealey

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo measure the outcomes of a harmonized, structured pharmaceutical care programme provided to elderly patients by community pharmacists.

methodA randomised, controlled, longitudinal, clinical trial with repeated measures was performed over an 18-month period, involving community pharmacies (5 intervention and 5 control) in Northern Ireland. Elderly, ambulatory patients (> or = 65 years), taking 4 or more prescribed medications were eligible for participation. Patients attending an intervention pharmacy received education on medical conditions, implementation of compliance strategies, rationalizing of drug regimens and appropriate monitoring; patients attending control sites received normal services. A battery of clinical, humanistic and economic outcomes were assessed.

resultsA significantly higher proportion of intervention patients were compliant at the end of the 18-month study and experienced fewer problems with medication compared to control patients (P < 0.05). There was little impact on quality of life and health care utilisation.

conclusionsPharmaceutical care provision to community-dwelling patients resulted in an improvement in medication compliance and evidence of cost-savings. Future pharmaceutical care studies may benefit from a more focussed selective approach to data collection and outcomes measurement.

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AgedCommunity Pharmacy ServicesCosts and Cost AnalysisData CollectionDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsDrug TherapyDrug UtilizationFemaleHospitalizationHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleNorthern IrelandPatient CompliancePatient Education as TopicPatient Satisfaction

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PMID14584229

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