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Pharmaceutical care of patients with heart failure

Author: Sadik, A. Country/countries: United Arab Emirates Number of patients participating in the study: 221 This study was focused on patients living with Heart Failure
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Plus Intervention components: UCP
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring techniques Intervention components: E+MT
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Pharmacists, Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Physical management, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Adherence to medication or other treatment Adherence to medication N/A
Exercise capacity (including effort test) Exercise capacity 2-min walking test (2MWT)
Hospital admissions All-cause hospital admissions N/A
Hospital admissions Emergency room/department visits N/A
Hospital admissions Hospital days (Lenght of stay) N/A
Knowledge Knowledge N/A
Quality of life Quality of life Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36)

Patient characteristics

Age: 58.7 years Gender: 104 females Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A Severity of the disease: N/A Multi-morbidity: N/A
  • Number of co-morbidities: N/A

Level of health literacy: N/A
  • Tool: N/A

Socio-economic characteristics: N/A

Risk of Bias of this study

Outcome Random sequence generation Allocation concealment Blinding performance Blinding detection objective outcomes assessment Attrition incomplete outcome Incorrect statistical methods Recruitment bias Selective outcome reporting
Adherence to medication or other treatment - Adherence to medication
Exercise capacity (including effort test) - Exercise capacity
Hospital admissions - All-cause hospital admissions
Hospital admissions - Emergency room/department visits
Hospital admissions - Hospital days (Lenght of stay)
Knowledge - Knowledge
Quality of life - Quality of life