Effect of a pharmaceutical care program on quality of life and satisfaction with pharmacy services in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Correr, C. J., Pontarolo, R., de Paula e Souza, R. A., Venson, R. , Melchiors, A. C. and Wiens, A. (2009) Effect of a pharmaceutical care program on quality of life and satisfaction with pharmacy services in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 45(4), pp. 809-817. (doi: 10.1590/S1984-82502009000400027)

Abstract

The aim is to evaluate the humanistic outcomes in type 2 diabetic patients by the adoption of pharmacotherapy follow-up in community pharmacies. Controlled, non-randomized, 12-months trial; n=161 patients distributed into control and intervention groups; 6 community pharmacies involved, all in the Curitiba city region, in the state of Paraná were used. The health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and the satisfaction index were determined using both the DQOL assessment tool, which measures HRQoL, and the satisfaction evaluation tool (QSSF). Interventions on 119 negative therapeutic outcomes were done (2.3/patient [SD=1.6]); the most commonly found problems were related to ineffectiveness of pharmacotherapy (68.1%). The Intervention-Group showed a significant improvement in HRQoL compared with the Control Group (0.08 vs -0.01, respectively; p=0.036). Satisfaction and impact domains presented the most significant improvement (0.13 vs 0.00 [p=0.030] and 0.07 vs -0.04 [p=0.033], respectively). After adjusting for baseline variables, the difference in improvement scores between groups on the QSSF was attributed to the allocation of patients in the intervention group. Pharmacotherapy follow-up of type 2 diabetic patients in community pharmacies can improve the HRQoL and satisfaction of patients.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Venson, Dr Rafael
• Authors: Correr, C. J., Pontarolo, R., de Paula e Souza, R. A., Venson, R., Melchiors, A. C., and Wiens, A.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment
• Journal Name: Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Publisher: Universidade de São Paulo
• ISSN: 1984-8250
• ISSN (Online): 2175-9790
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2009 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 45(4): 809-817
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License