Can Pharmacists’ Counseling Improve the Use of Inhalers and Quality of Life? A Prospective “Pre” and “Post” Education Analysis in Mardan, Pakistan
ntroduction: Asthma is one of the common major non-communicable respiratory diseases, and is associated with a lower health-related quality of life (QOL). Poor inhalation is a significant contributing factor to poor control of asthma. Community pharmacist has a vital role to play in assisting patien...
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my.sunway.eprints.28652024-07-24T06:55:20Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2865/ Can Pharmacists’ Counseling Improve the Use of Inhalers and Quality of Life? A Prospective “Pre” and “Post” Education Analysis in Mardan, Pakistan Gul, Sumaira Rehman, Inayat Ur Goh, Khang Wen Ali, Zahid Rahman, Aziz Ur Khalil, Asad Shah, Ismail Khan, Tahir Mehn Long, Chiau Ming * RA Public aspects of medicine RC Internal medicine RS Pharmacy and materia medica ntroduction: Asthma is one of the common major non-communicable respiratory diseases, and is associated with a lower health-related quality of life (QOL). Poor inhalation is a significant contributing factor to poor control of asthma. Community pharmacist has a vital role to play in assisting patients and ultimately improving their asthma conditions through the use of inhalers. Aim: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of "pre" and "post" educational intervention by a community pharmacist within a community pharmacy on asthma patients' QOL, inhaler technique, and adherence to therapy during the endemic phase of COVID-19. Methods: A "pre" and "post" interventional study was performed at a community pharmacy in the city of Mardan, Pakistan, in 2022 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients were divided into two groups, ie control and pharmacist-led education groups. After assigning patients to both groups, the baseline data were collected and followed for one month to compare the reduction in errors in the use of inhalers, QOL, and adherence to therapy. A paired sample t-test was performed, keeping a p-value <0.05 as statistical significance. Results: A total of 60 patients were recruited, majority (58.3%) were females, and 28.3% were from the age group of 46-55 years old. A statistically significant difference was observed in the pre- and post-education QOL score among patients in the pharmacist-led education group, from a mean ± SD at pre-education of 40.23±10.03 to a mean±SD at post-education of 48.10±5.68. Similarly, a statistically significant difference was observed for the correct use of inhalers, ie MDIs and DPIs. Similarly, a statistically significant difference was observed in the adherence status between pre-education and post-education by pharmacists. Conclusion: The findings of the study revealed a positive impact of community pharmacist-led education on QOL, inhaler technique, and adherence to therapy among patients with asthma. Dove Press 2023 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2865/1/Long%20Chiau%20Ming_Can%20pharmacists%27counseling%20improve%20the%20use%20of%20inhalers%20and%20quality%20of%20life.pdf Gul, Sumaira and Rehman, Inayat Ur and Goh, Khang Wen and Ali, Zahid and Rahman, Aziz Ur and Khalil, Asad and Shah, Ismail and Khan, Tahir Mehn and Long, Chiau Ming * (2023) Can Pharmacists’ Counseling Improve the Use of Inhalers and Quality of Life? A Prospective “Pre” and “Post” Education Analysis in Mardan, Pakistan. Journal of Asthma and Allergy, 16. pp. 679-687. ISSN 1178-6965 https://doi.org/10.2147/JAA.S405943 10.2147/JAA.S405943 |
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ntroduction: Asthma is one of the common major non-communicable respiratory diseases, and is associated with a lower health-related quality of life (QOL). Poor inhalation is a significant contributing factor to poor control of asthma. Community pharmacist has a vital role to play in assisting patients and ultimately improving their asthma conditions through the use of inhalers.
Aim: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of "pre" and "post" educational intervention by a community pharmacist within a community pharmacy on asthma patients' QOL, inhaler technique, and adherence to therapy during the endemic phase of COVID-19.
Methods: A "pre" and "post" interventional study was performed at a community pharmacy in the city of Mardan, Pakistan, in 2022 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients were divided into two groups, ie control and pharmacist-led education groups. After assigning patients to both groups, the baseline data were collected and followed for one month to compare the reduction in errors in the use of inhalers, QOL, and adherence to therapy. A paired sample t-test was performed, keeping a p-value <0.05 as statistical significance.
Results: A total of 60 patients were recruited, majority (58.3%) were females, and 28.3% were from the age group of 46-55 years old. A statistically significant difference was observed in the pre- and post-education QOL score among patients in the pharmacist-led education group, from a mean ± SD at pre-education of 40.23±10.03 to a mean±SD at post-education of 48.10±5.68. Similarly, a statistically significant difference was observed for the correct use of inhalers, ie MDIs and DPIs. Similarly, a statistically significant difference was observed in the adherence status between pre-education and post-education by pharmacists.
Conclusion: The findings of the study revealed a positive impact of community pharmacist-led education on QOL, inhaler technique, and adherence to therapy among patients with asthma. |
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Can Pharmacists’ Counseling Improve the Use of Inhalers and Quality of Life? A Prospective “Pre” and “Post” Education Analysis in Mardan, Pakistan |
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Can Pharmacists’ Counseling Improve the Use of Inhalers and Quality of Life? A Prospective “Pre” and “Post” Education Analysis in Mardan, Pakistan |
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Can Pharmacists’ Counseling Improve the Use of Inhalers and Quality of Life? A Prospective “Pre” and “Post” Education Analysis in Mardan, Pakistan |
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Can Pharmacists’ Counseling Improve the Use of Inhalers and Quality of Life? A Prospective “Pre” and “Post” Education Analysis in Mardan, Pakistan |
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Can Pharmacists’ Counseling Improve the Use of Inhalers and Quality of Life? A Prospective “Pre” and “Post” Education Analysis in Mardan, Pakistan |
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can pharmacists’ counseling improve the use of inhalers and quality of life? a prospective “pre” and “post” education analysis in mardan, pakistan |
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