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Role of a Community Pharmacy Service in Care of Bronchial Asthma Patients in Lithuania
Joint Authors
Ramanauskienė, Kristina
Nastaravičius, Arturas
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-08-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Bronchial asthma is one of the most common chronic respiratory diseases, and its care is often complex.
In this research, we tested the proposal that participation of pharmacists in the management of bronchial asthma can improve patient outcomes.
A two-stage study was constructed consisting of a training element and a service element, using the Asthma Control Test and a structured questionnaire about the patients’ disease condition (based on the results of a qualitative study).
The study was conducted in 21 pharmacies in Lithuania and involved 338 asthmatic patients (age 18–88 years).
It was found that before the pharmacy service was provided, the average number of mistakes patients made in administration of asthma medications was 2.03; this number decreased to 1.12 after the service was provided (p<0.05).
Disease control paralleled the improvement in number of mistakes: 26.1% of patients who previously exerted no control over the disease symptoms began to exert sufficient control over their asthma symptoms (Asthma Control Test >20) after the service was provided (p<0.05).
The reduced number of mistakes probably can be attributed to the positive effects of the provided services.
By reducing the number of patient mistakes, pharmacists may improve the outcomes of asthmatic patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nastaravičius, Arturas& Ramanauskienė, Kristina. 2018. Role of a Community Pharmacy Service in Care of Bronchial Asthma Patients in Lithuania. Canadian Respiratory Journal،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151819
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nastaravičius, Arturas& Ramanauskienė, Kristina. Role of a Community Pharmacy Service in Care of Bronchial Asthma Patients in Lithuania. Canadian Respiratory Journal No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151819
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nastaravičius, Arturas& Ramanauskienė, Kristina. Role of a Community Pharmacy Service in Care of Bronchial Asthma Patients in Lithuania. Canadian Respiratory Journal. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151819
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1151819