Patients' experience with a community pharmacy fall prevention service
Background: Pharmacists can contribute to fall prevention, by offering services such as fall risk screenings, counselling, and medication reviews. Patient acceptance of the role of pharmacists in fall prevention is crucial. Objective(s): The aim of this study was to explore patients' experience...
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| author | Marle Gemmeke Ellen S. Koster Nathalie van der Velde Katja Taxis Marcel L. Bouvy |
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| description | Background: Pharmacists can contribute to fall prevention, by offering services such as fall risk screenings, counselling, and medication reviews. Patient acceptance of the role of pharmacists in fall prevention is crucial. Objective(s): The aim of this study was to explore patients' experience with a community pharmacy fall prevention service. Methods: Interviews were conducted with patients one month after they participated in a pharmacy fall prevention service, in the Netherlands. Patient inclusion criteria for the service were: age ≥ 70 years, use of ≥5 drugs including ≥1 fall risk-increasing drug. The service included a fall risk screening followed by counselling and a medication review. The semi-structured interview guide was based on the consolidated framework for implementation research and included the following topics: outcomes, patient's motivation, and contact with the pharmacy technician. Results: Of the 91 participants of the fall prevention service, 87 patients were interviewed with a median age of 78.0 years (first quartile [Q1] – third quartile [Q3]: 74.0–84.75) and 46.3% were female. Many patients expressed positive feedback about receiving a medication review. Most patients whose medication was deprescribed expressed to be positive about this. Others were reassured about the appropriateness of their medication use. Patients reported that the service enhanced their awareness about fall prevention. Only a few patients were motivated to adapt their lifestyle. Patients appreciated the attention and contact. Conclusions: Patients see a potential benefit for a community pharmacy falls prevention service, including a medication review. Patient education appeared to enhance their fall risk awareness. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0dfbd07ac23844519983388ada6ef05f2023-04-28T08:56:46ZengElsevierExploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy2667-27662023-03-019100223Patients' experience with a community pharmacy fall prevention serviceMarle Gemmeke0Ellen S. Koster1Nathalie van der Velde2Katja Taxis3Marcel L. Bouvy4Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Corresponding author at: Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, PO Box 80082, 3508 TB Utrecht, the Netherlands.Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the NetherlandsSection of Geriatric Medicine, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the NetherlandsDepartment of Pharmacotherapy, Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics (PTEE), Faculty of Science and Engineering, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Groningen, the NetherlandsDivision of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the NetherlandsBackground: Pharmacists can contribute to fall prevention, by offering services such as fall risk screenings, counselling, and medication reviews. Patient acceptance of the role of pharmacists in fall prevention is crucial. Objective(s): The aim of this study was to explore patients' experience with a community pharmacy fall prevention service. Methods: Interviews were conducted with patients one month after they participated in a pharmacy fall prevention service, in the Netherlands. Patient inclusion criteria for the service were: age ≥ 70 years, use of ≥5 drugs including ≥1 fall risk-increasing drug. The service included a fall risk screening followed by counselling and a medication review. The semi-structured interview guide was based on the consolidated framework for implementation research and included the following topics: outcomes, patient's motivation, and contact with the pharmacy technician. Results: Of the 91 participants of the fall prevention service, 87 patients were interviewed with a median age of 78.0 years (first quartile [Q1] – third quartile [Q3]: 74.0–84.75) and 46.3% were female. Many patients expressed positive feedback about receiving a medication review. Most patients whose medication was deprescribed expressed to be positive about this. Others were reassured about the appropriateness of their medication use. Patients reported that the service enhanced their awareness about fall prevention. Only a few patients were motivated to adapt their lifestyle. Patients appreciated the attention and contact. Conclusions: Patients see a potential benefit for a community pharmacy falls prevention service, including a medication review. Patient education appeared to enhance their fall risk awareness.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667276623000045Accidental fallsMedication therapy managementPharmaciesImplementation sciencePatient participation |
| spellingShingle | Marle Gemmeke Ellen S. Koster Nathalie van der Velde Katja Taxis Marcel L. Bouvy Patients' experience with a community pharmacy fall prevention service Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy Accidental falls Medication therapy management Pharmacies Implementation science Patient participation |
| title | Patients' experience with a community pharmacy fall prevention service |
| title_full | Patients' experience with a community pharmacy fall prevention service |
| title_fullStr | Patients' experience with a community pharmacy fall prevention service |
| title_full_unstemmed | Patients' experience with a community pharmacy fall prevention service |
| title_short | Patients' experience with a community pharmacy fall prevention service |
| title_sort | patients experience with a community pharmacy fall prevention service |
| topic | Accidental falls Medication therapy management Pharmacies Implementation science Patient participation |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667276623000045 |
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