Pharmacy-led interventions to improve medication adherence among adults with diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Presley, Bobby and Groot, Wim and Pavlova, Milena (2019) Pharmacy-led interventions to improve medication adherence among adults with diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 15 (9). pp. 1057-1067. ISSN 1551-7411

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Abstract

Background Control of blood glucose and a reduced risk of complications are important treatment goals in diabetes. Medication non-adherence can influence the outcome of diabetes. Involvement of a pharmacist in diabetes care might help patients to achieve better treatment outcomes. Existing literature reviews have focused on a limited number of interventions and outcome measures, and have involved different healthcare professionals. None of the previous reviews have used a standardized effect size to compare the effects of different pharmacist-led interventions and different outcome measures. Objective To review pharmacist-led interventions to improve medication adherence in patients with diabetes and to assess the effectiveness of these interventions on medication adherence. Methods Six databases were systematically searched between March and September 2017 for randomized controlled trials: PubMed, Cochrane library, EMBASE, CINAHL, JSTOR, and Web of Science. The outcome measures used were: medication adherence, HbA1c, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), post-prandial blood glucose (PPG), or random blood glucose (RBG). Cohen’s d, a standardized effect size, enabled a comparison of studies with different outcome measures. The Cochrane risk of bias tool was used to assess the quality of the studies. Results Fifty-nine studies were included in this review. Pharmacist-led interventions enhanced outcomes in patients with diabetes (standardized mean difference (SMD) -0.68; 95% CI -0.79, -0.58; p<0.001). Sub-group analysis by intervention strategy, the type of intervention and outcome measures produced similar results. Further analysis showed that education, printed/digital material, training/group discussion, were more effective than other interventions. Conclusion This finding supports the role of the pharmacist in diabetes care to enhance medication adherence.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Meta-analysis; Systematic review; Diabetes; Medication adherence; Pharmacis
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Divisions:	Faculty of Pharmacy > Department of Pharmacy
Depositing User:	BOBBY PRESLEY
Date Deposited:	02 Feb 2022 03:15
Last Modified:	10 Feb 2022 02:36
URI:	http://repository.ubaya.ac.id/id/eprint/41089

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