Trial reportTelemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association
Patient and phaRmacist telephonic encounters (PARTE) in an underserved rural patient population with asthma: results of a pilot study.
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- Effectiveness of self-management interventions for long-term conditions in people experiencing socio-economic deprivation in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of eHealth Interventions in Improving Medication Adherence for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Asthma: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Community pharmacy interventions for health promotion: effects on professional practice and health outcomes.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Barriers and facilitators of effective self-management in asthma: systematic review and thematic synthesis of patient and healthcare professional views.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2017Pooled it
- Home telemonitoring and remote feedback between clinic visits for asthma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Remote versus face-to-face check-ups for asthma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Physician-pharmacist collaborative management of asthma in primary care.Pharmacotherapy · 2014Trial
- Telepharmacy services to support patients with epilepsy in Thailand: A descriptive study.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Development of a community pharmacy-based intervention for patients with uncontrolled asthma.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2022Article
- Barriers to implementing asthma self-management in Malaysian primary care: qualitative study exploring the perspectives of healthcare professionals.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2021Article
- Rural-Urban Disparities in Access to Medicaid-Contracted Pharmacies in Washington State, 2017.Preventing chronic disease · 2020Article
- Telepharmacy Services: Present Status and Future Perspectives: A Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Review
- Allergy and Asthma Care in the Mobile Phone Era.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2019Review
- A Scoping Review of the Quality and the Design of Evaluations of Mobile Health, Telehealth, Smart Pump and Monitoring Technologies Performed in a Pharmacy-Related Setting.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2018Article
- Barriers to medication use in rural underserved patients with asthma.Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAPArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of a telepharmacy intervention in an underserved, rural asthma patient population. SUBJECTS AND
methodsPatients with asthma were randomized to receive either standard care or telephone consultations from pharmacists regarding asthma self-management over a 3-month period. Qualitative interviews were conducted to identify participants' attitudes/opinions regarding the intervention. Baseline and follow-up surveys assessed asthma control, patient activation, and medication utilization.
resultsNinety-eight adults were recruited (78% accrual); 83 completed the study (15% dropout). Participants reported positive opinions and believed the intervention improved their asthma self-management. The intervention group had significantly higher patient activation compared with the control (p<0.05). There were no significant between-group differences regarding asthma control. However, within-group analyses of the intervention group showed an improvement in asthma control (p<0.01) and medication adherence (p<0.01). No within-group differences were found for the control group.
conclusionsThis telepharmacy intervention is feasible and showed indicators of effectiveness, suggesting the design is well suited for a robust study to evaluate its impact in uncontrolled asthma patients. Pharmacists helping patients manage asthma through telecommunications may resolve access barriers and improve care.
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