Patients' general satisfaction with telephone counseling by pharmacists and effects on satisfaction with information and beliefs about medicines: Results from a cluster randomized trial.

Autor: Kooy MJ; Department of Pharmacoepidemiology & Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: m.j.kooij@uu.nl., Van Geffen EC; Department of Pharmacoepidemiology & Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: katjavangeffen@nierstichting.nl., Heerdink ER; Department of Pharmacoepidemiology & Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: e.r.heerdink@uu.nl., Van Dijk L; NIVEL (Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research), Utrecht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: l.vandijk@nivel.nl., Bouvy ML; Department of Pharmacoepidemiology & Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: m.l.bouvy@uu.nl.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Patient education and counseling [Patient Educ Couns] 2015 Jun; Vol. 98 (6), pp. 797-804. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Mar 06.
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2015.02.020
Abstrakt: Objective: Assess effects of pharmacists' counseling by telephone on patients' satisfaction with counseling, satisfaction with information and beliefs about medicines for newly prescribed medicines.
Methods: A cluster randomized trial in Dutch community pharmacies. Patients ≥18 years were included when starting with antidepressants, bisphosphonates, RAS-inhibitors or statins. The intervention comprised counseling by telephone to address barriers to adherent behavior. It was supported by an interview protocol. Controls received usual care. Outcomes were effects on beliefs about medication, satisfaction with information and counseling. Data was collected with a questionnaire.
Results: Responses of 211 patients in nine pharmacies were analyzed. More intervention arm patients were satisfied with counseling (adj. OR 2.2 (95% CI 1.3, 3.6)). Patients with counseling were significantly more satisfied with information on 4 items, had less concerns and less frequently had a 'skeptical' attitude towards medication (adj. OR 0.5 (0.3-0.9)). Effects on most outcomes were more pronounced in men than in women.
Conclusions: Telephone counseling by pharmacists improved satisfaction with counseling and satisfaction with information on some items. It had a small effect on beliefs about medicines.
Practice Implications: Pharmacists can use counseling by telephone, but more research is needed to find out which patients benefit most.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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