Effectiveness of medication review services on diabetes self-care in primary care patients-A randomised controlled study

Background Though self-care is a critical component of diabetes management, it is unknown whether pharmacist-run medication review service (MRS) can be an additional intervention to enhance self-care in diabetic patients. Objectives Hence, this study aims to determine the effectiveness of MRS in add...

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Main Authors: Sarah Siew Cheng Tay, Christina Jit Fan Lim, Daphne Soo Chieng Tan, Maureen Seok Yee Tan, Jieying Chen, Wan Lin Oh, Shu Yuen Khoo, Boon Kwang Goh, Woh Peng Tang, Bandy Qiuling Goh
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2023-06-01
Series:Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20101058231184955
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author Sarah Siew Cheng Tay
Christina Jit Fan Lim
Daphne Soo Chieng Tan
Maureen Seok Yee Tan
Jieying Chen
Wan Lin Oh
Shu Yuen Khoo
Boon Kwang Goh
Woh Peng Tang
Bandy Qiuling Goh
author_facet Sarah Siew Cheng Tay
Christina Jit Fan Lim
Daphne Soo Chieng Tan
Maureen Seok Yee Tan
Jieying Chen
Wan Lin Oh
Shu Yuen Khoo
Boon Kwang Goh
Woh Peng Tang
Bandy Qiuling Goh
author_sort Sarah Siew Cheng Tay
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description Background Though self-care is a critical component of diabetes management, it is unknown whether pharmacist-run medication review service (MRS) can be an additional intervention to enhance self-care in diabetic patients. Objectives Hence, this study aims to determine the effectiveness of MRS in addition to existing care protocol in improving self-care in diabetic patients. Methods This randomised controlled study was conducted in five polyclinics from December 2014 to October 2016. Participants were 40 to 80 years of age and had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. These participants were prescribed with five or more chronic medications, of which at least one was an antidiabetic medication, by the primary healthcare centres’ doctors. The participants were randomly recruited into the intervention or control arm. A self-developed questionnaire which incorporated the validated Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaire (DSMQ) was administered face-to-face by the study team to the participants prior to and after MRS. MRS was not administered to participants in the control group. Results A total of 221 participants completed the follow up. There were 105 participants in the control arm and 116 in the intervention arm. The DSMQ Sum Scale score of the control group improved by 0.16 ± 1.11 ( p = 0.136) while the intervention group improved by 0.40 ± 0.99 ( p = 0.000). Participants in the intervention group reported a better improvement in their self-care of diabetes, specifically in glucose management ( p = 0.003), dietary control ( p = 0.096) and physical activity ( p = 0.003). Conclusions Pharmacist-run MRS can be included in addition to existing care to improve self-care in patients with diabetes.
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spelling doaj.art-140f85e250da42538430304e9689eb742023-06-20T19:33:19ZengSAGE PublishingProceedings of Singapore Healthcare2059-23292023-06-013210.1177/20101058231184955Effectiveness of medication review services on diabetes self-care in primary care patients-A randomised controlled studySarah Siew Cheng TayChristina Jit Fan LimDaphne Soo Chieng TanMaureen Seok Yee TanJieying ChenWan Lin OhShu Yuen KhooBoon Kwang GohWoh Peng TangBandy Qiuling GohBackground Though self-care is a critical component of diabetes management, it is unknown whether pharmacist-run medication review service (MRS) can be an additional intervention to enhance self-care in diabetic patients. Objectives Hence, this study aims to determine the effectiveness of MRS in addition to existing care protocol in improving self-care in diabetic patients. Methods This randomised controlled study was conducted in five polyclinics from December 2014 to October 2016. Participants were 40 to 80 years of age and had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. These participants were prescribed with five or more chronic medications, of which at least one was an antidiabetic medication, by the primary healthcare centres’ doctors. The participants were randomly recruited into the intervention or control arm. A self-developed questionnaire which incorporated the validated Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaire (DSMQ) was administered face-to-face by the study team to the participants prior to and after MRS. MRS was not administered to participants in the control group. Results A total of 221 participants completed the follow up. There were 105 participants in the control arm and 116 in the intervention arm. The DSMQ Sum Scale score of the control group improved by 0.16 ± 1.11 ( p = 0.136) while the intervention group improved by 0.40 ± 0.99 ( p = 0.000). Participants in the intervention group reported a better improvement in their self-care of diabetes, specifically in glucose management ( p = 0.003), dietary control ( p = 0.096) and physical activity ( p = 0.003). Conclusions Pharmacist-run MRS can be included in addition to existing care to improve self-care in patients with diabetes.https://doi.org/10.1177/20101058231184955
spellingShingle Sarah Siew Cheng Tay
Christina Jit Fan Lim
Daphne Soo Chieng Tan
Maureen Seok Yee Tan
Jieying Chen
Wan Lin Oh
Shu Yuen Khoo
Boon Kwang Goh
Woh Peng Tang
Bandy Qiuling Goh
Effectiveness of medication review services on diabetes self-care in primary care patients-A randomised controlled study
Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare
title Effectiveness of medication review services on diabetes self-care in primary care patients-A randomised controlled study
title_full Effectiveness of medication review services on diabetes self-care in primary care patients-A randomised controlled study
title_fullStr Effectiveness of medication review services on diabetes self-care in primary care patients-A randomised controlled study
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of medication review services on diabetes self-care in primary care patients-A randomised controlled study
title_short Effectiveness of medication review services on diabetes self-care in primary care patients-A randomised controlled study
title_sort effectiveness of medication review services on diabetes self care in primary care patients a randomised controlled study
url https://doi.org/10.1177/20101058231184955
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