薬局のケアプログラムの薬剤の服従と持続性,血圧,低密度の脂質タンパク質コレステロールに対する影響:ランダム化制御試験
Jeannie K Lee1, Karen A Grace, Allen J Taylor
1Department of Pharmacy, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA.
JAMA
|November 15, 2006
まとめ
総合的な薬局ケアプログラムにより,高齢の患者における薬剤の服用順守と持続性が著しく改善されました. これにより,血圧 (BP) が有意に低下し,プログラムの有効性を強調しました.
科学分野:
- ゲリアトリック・メディシン (老年医学)
- 心臓病学 心臓病学
- 薬理学 薬理学とは
背景:
- 薬剤の順守が悪いことは,薬剤療法の結果に悪影響を及ぼします.
- 冠動脈の危険因子を持つ高齢の患者は,しばしば複数の薬を管理し,不服従のリスクを高めます.
研究 の 目的:
- 薬剤の遵守を高めるための包括的な薬局ケアプログラムの有効性を評価する.
- プログラムが血圧 (BP) と低密度脂質タンパク質コレステロール (LDL-C) レベルに与える影響を評価する.
主な方法:
- ≥4種類の慢性薬を服用している200人の高齢患者 (≥65歳) を対象とした多段階の前向きな研究.
- 介入段階には,薬剤教育と薬剤師のフォローアップが含まれ,その後,薬局での継続ケアまたは通常のケアへのランダム化が行われました.
- プライマリアウトカムでは,薬の服用順守と持続性を測定し,二次的なアウトカムには,BPとLDL-Cの変化が含まれていました.
主要な成果:
- 6ヶ月の介入後,61.2%から96.9%に増加した (P<.001).
- シストリックBPとLDL-Cは,介入後の有意な改善を示しました.
- 通常のケアと比較して,薬局のケアグループでは,持続的なアデンス (95.5%) と著しい血圧低下 (-6.9 mm Hg) が観察されました (それぞれP<.001 と P=.04).
結論:
- 薬局ケアプログラムは,高齢の患者における薬剤の服用順守と持続性を効果的に改善します.
- このプログラムは,臨床的に有意な血圧の低下につながります.
- 薬局ケアプログラムの中止は,薬剤の服従と持続性の低下をもたらしました.
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