Effectiveness of patient‐oriented education and medication management intervention in people with decompensated cirrhosis

People with chronic disease often have poor comprehension of their disease and medications, which can negatively affect health outcomes. In a randomised‐controlled trial, we found that patients with decompensated cirrhosis who received a pharmacist‐led, patient‐oriented education and medication mana...

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Autores principales: Hayward, Kelly L., Valery, Patricia C., Patel, Preya J., Horsfall, Leigh U., Wright, Penny L., Tallis, Caroline J., Stuart, Katherine A., David, Michael, Irvine, Katharine M., Cottrell, W. Neil, Martin, Jennifer H., Powell, Elizabeth E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 2020
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Brief Communications
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7540524/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32929822
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.14986
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Sumario:People with chronic disease often have poor comprehension of their disease and medications, which can negatively affect health outcomes. In a randomised‐controlled trial, we found that patients with decompensated cirrhosis who received a pharmacist‐led, patient‐oriented education and medication management intervention (n = 57) had greater knowledge of cirrhosis and key self‐care tasks compared with usual care (n = 59). Intervention patients also experienced improved quality of life. Dedicated resources are needed to support implementation of evidence‐based measures at local centres to improve outcomes.

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