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Evaluation of risk factor management of patients treated on an internal nephrology ward: a pilot study
BACKGROUND: The objectives of this pilot study were to evaluate treatment quality for the risk factors of hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipidemia as well as the overall treatment quality for patients on an internal nephrology ward. This evaluation included the collection of data concerning the qua...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2744655/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19732465 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6904-9-15 |
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author | Stemer, Gunar Zehetmayer, Sonja Lemmens-Gruber, Rosa |
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description | BACKGROUND: The objectives of this pilot study were to evaluate treatment quality for the risk factors of hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipidemia as well as the overall treatment quality for patients on an internal nephrology ward. This evaluation included the collection of data concerning the quality of therapeutic drug monitoring, drug use and potential drug-drug interactions. Establishing such baseline information highlights areas that have a need for further therapeutic intervention and creates a foundation for improving patient care, a subject that could be addressed in future clinical pharmacy research projects. METHODS: Medical charts of patients treated on a single internal nephrology ward were retrospectively evaluated using a predefined data collection form. Assessment of further need for therapeutic intervention was performed. RESULTS: For 76.5% (n = 78) of the total study population (n = 102), there was either a possibility (39.2%, n = 40) or a need (37.3%, n = 38) for further intervention based on the overall assessment. For the risk factors of hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipidemia, the proportions of patients that require further intervention were 78.8% (n = 71), 90.6% (n = 58) and 87.9% (n = 58), respectively. Patients with diabetes or hyperlipidemia were less likely to have optimal risk factor control. The number of drugs prescribed and the number of potential drug-drug interactions were significantly higher after in-hospital treatment. CONCLUSION: Risk factor treatment needs optimisation. Risk factor management, systematic medication reviews, and screening for and management of potential drug-drug interactions deserve great attention. Clinical pharmacy services could help in the achievement of treatment goals. |
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spelling | pubmed-27446552009-09-16 Evaluation of risk factor management of patients treated on an internal nephrology ward: a pilot study Stemer, Gunar Zehetmayer, Sonja Lemmens-Gruber, Rosa BMC Clin Pharmacol Research Article BACKGROUND: The objectives of this pilot study were to evaluate treatment quality for the risk factors of hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipidemia as well as the overall treatment quality for patients on an internal nephrology ward. This evaluation included the collection of data concerning the quality of therapeutic drug monitoring, drug use and potential drug-drug interactions. Establishing such baseline information highlights areas that have a need for further therapeutic intervention and creates a foundation for improving patient care, a subject that could be addressed in future clinical pharmacy research projects. METHODS: Medical charts of patients treated on a single internal nephrology ward were retrospectively evaluated using a predefined data collection form. Assessment of further need for therapeutic intervention was performed. RESULTS: For 76.5% (n = 78) of the total study population (n = 102), there was either a possibility (39.2%, n = 40) or a need (37.3%, n = 38) for further intervention based on the overall assessment. For the risk factors of hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipidemia, the proportions of patients that require further intervention were 78.8% (n = 71), 90.6% (n = 58) and 87.9% (n = 58), respectively. Patients with diabetes or hyperlipidemia were less likely to have optimal risk factor control. The number of drugs prescribed and the number of potential drug-drug interactions were significantly higher after in-hospital treatment. CONCLUSION: Risk factor treatment needs optimisation. Risk factor management, systematic medication reviews, and screening for and management of potential drug-drug interactions deserve great attention. Clinical pharmacy services could help in the achievement of treatment goals. BioMed Central 2009-09-06 /pmc/articles/PMC2744655/ /pubmed/19732465 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6904-9-15 Text en Copyright © 2009 Stemer et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Stemer, Gunar Zehetmayer, Sonja Lemmens-Gruber, Rosa Evaluation of risk factor management of patients treated on an internal nephrology ward: a pilot study |
title | Evaluation of risk factor management of patients treated on an internal nephrology ward: a pilot study |
title_full | Evaluation of risk factor management of patients treated on an internal nephrology ward: a pilot study |
title_fullStr | Evaluation of risk factor management of patients treated on an internal nephrology ward: a pilot study |
title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of risk factor management of patients treated on an internal nephrology ward: a pilot study |
title_short | Evaluation of risk factor management of patients treated on an internal nephrology ward: a pilot study |
title_sort | evaluation of risk factor management of patients treated on an internal nephrology ward: a pilot study |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2744655/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19732465 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6904-9-15 |
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