Healthcare Utilisation and Clinical Outcomes in Older Cardiovascular Patients Receiving Comprehensive Medication Management Services: A Nonrandomised Clinical Study

Healthcare Utilisation and Clinical Outcomes in Older Cardiovascular Patients Receiving Comprehensive Medication Management Services: A Nonrandomised Clinical Study

The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of comprehensive medication management (CMM) services on healthcare utilisation and cardiovascular risk factors among older patients with established cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). This quasi-experimental study that was performed at the Croatia...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 19; no. 5; p. 2781
Main Authors: Brajković, Andrea, Bosnar, Lorena, Nascimento, Mariana Martins Gonzaga do, Prkačin, Ingrid, Balenović, Antonija, Ramalho de Oliveira, Djenane, Mucalo, Iva
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 27-02-2022
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Subjects:
Aged
Biochemistry
Blood pressure
Cardiovascular diseases
Cholesterol
Cholesterol, LDL
Clinical outcomes
Data collection
Drug stores
Drug therapy
Emergency medical services
Health care
Health care policy
Health insurance
Health risks
Health services utilization
Hemoglobin
Humans
Hypertension
Intervention
Low density lipoprotein
Management services
Medication Adherence
Medication Therapy Management
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Patients
Pharmaceuticals
Pharmacists
Primary care
Risk analysis
Risk factors
Croatia
medication management services
older patients
primary care
cardiovascular
nonrandomised
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Summary:The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of comprehensive medication management (CMM) services on healthcare utilisation and cardiovascular risk factors among older patients with established cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). This quasi-experimental study that was performed at the Croatian primary care ambulatory clinic included patients aged 65 to 80 years. Patients were divided into intervention (65 patients) and control groups (68 patients) and were followed-up for one year. Pharmacists provided face-to-face consultations to patients from the intervention group. Groups were compared with regards to the clinical parameters (blood pressure, HbA1c, LDL, TC) and healthcare utilisation (hospital admission, emergency visits, unplanned GP visits). The CMM intervention significantly improved systolic blood pressure (p = 0.038), diastolic blood pressure (p = 0.001), total cholesterol (p = 0.014), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (p = 0.005), and glycosylated haemoglobin (p = 0.045) in comparison with the control group. Patients included in CMM services had statistically and clinically lower systolic (−9.02 mmHg, p < 0.001) and diastolic blood pressure (−4.99 mmHg, p < 0.001) at the end of the study. The number of hospital admissions and unplanned GPs visits were 3.35 (95% CI 1.16−10.00) and 2.34 (95% CI 1.52−3.57) times higher in the control group compared to the intervention group, respectively. This study demonstrated that pharmacists providing CMM services can significantly contribute to better clinical outcomes and lower healthcare utilisation, thus potentially contributing to total healthcare savings.
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ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph19052781