Evaluation Of Pharmacist'S Educational Intervention In Improving Treatment Outcomes Of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Naqvi, Atta Abbas (2019) Evaluation Of Pharmacist'S Educational Intervention In Improving Treatment Outcomes Of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis. PhD thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.

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Abstract

Pharmacist’s role in Pakistan’s healthcare system has traditionally been limited to dispensing of medications. Healthcare stakeholders and policy makers have repeatedly called for enhancing this role and involving pharmacists in direct patient care. Therefore, this study was aimed to evaluate pharmacist led educational intervention in improving treatment outcomes of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. A two arm-randomized single-blind controlled trial was designed. One arm was labeled as, ‘control’ group (CG), while other was, ‘intervention’ group (IG). The pharmacist provided an educational intervention in IG and usual care in CG. This study was conducted in rheumatology clinics of 7 hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan. A total of 714 patients were randomly enrolled, 354 in the IG and 360 in the CG.

Item Type: Thesis (PhD)
Subjects: R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica > RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica
Divisions: Pusat Pengajian Sains Farmasi (School of Pharmacy) > Thesis
Depositing User: Mr Hasmizar Mansor
Date Deposited: 17 Nov 2022 06:38
Last Modified: 17 Nov 2022 06:38
URI: http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/55693

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