ArticleJournal for scientific research. Medical sciences2001
Can pharmacists influence the health-related quality of life of patients with asthma?: The New Zealand Pharmaceutical Care experience.
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- Effects of an Asthma Self-Management Support Service Provided by Community Pharmacists: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 2018Pooled it
- Randomised evaluation of the Italian medicines use review provided by community pharmacists using asthma as a model (RE I-MUR).BMC health services research · 2015Trial
- Comparing pharmacists versus allergists in low-risk penicillin allergy delabelling: The Hong Kong Penicillin Allergy Pharmacist Initiative (HK-PAPI).The World Allergy Organization journal · 2024Article
- Outcomes of Pharmacist-Led Pharmaceutical Care Interventions Within Community Pharmacies: Narrative Review.Integrated pharmacy research & practice · 2023Review
- A Targeted Approach to Improve Asthma Control Using Community Pharmacists.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Article
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- Impact of Pharmaceutical Care interventions in the identification and resolution of drug-related problems and on quality of life in a group of elderly outpatients in Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brazil.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2007Article
- Factors associated with quality of life among community pharmacists in Lebanon: results of a cross-sectional study.Pharmacy practiceArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe newly emerging practice of Pharmaceutical Care requires that pharmacists take responsibility for the outcomes of drug therapy. Improvement in Quality of Life (QoL) represents the final outcome of the care process and indicates the success of interventions.
objectivesTo assess the impact of a Pharmaceutical Care specialist asthma service provided by community pharmacists to a sample of patients with asthma, the outcome indicators being changes in health status and QoL.
methodSixty-two adult asthma patients (17 years and older) living in two rural regions of New Zealand, were segregated into two groups for phased introduction to the service. The patients acted as their own controls before they received the pharmacists' service. They had been diagnosed with asthma at least six months previously, and their asthma was symptomatic and not considered optimally controlled prior to the study.
resultsThere was significant improvement in asthma-related QoL (as measured by the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire) following introduction of the service, and pharmacists were able to identify, prevent or resolve over 400 drug-related problems.
conclusionThe results suggest that with appropriate training and support, New Zealand pharmacists can help asthma patients achieve greater quality of life. This research has implications for the introduction of Pharmaceutical Care services in other countries and for patients with other conditions who require ongoing management.
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