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Effect of pharmaceutical care on medication adherence and hospital admission in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a randomized controlled study

Author: Wei, L. Country/countries: China Number of patients participating in the study: 117 This study was focused on patients living with COPD
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Plus Intervention components: UCP
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Setting of implementation: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring, action-based and emotional-based behavioural techniques Intervention components: E+MT+AB+EB
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Pharmacists Targeted self-management behaviours: Device management, Early recognition of symptoms, Medication use and adherence

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Adherence to treatment and recommended visits Adherence to medication N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions COPD-related hospital admissions N/A
Number of emergency room visits and admissions Hospital days (Lenght of stay) N/A
Qualiy of life Quality of life (specific-disease instruments) N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 64.54 years (+/- a standard deviation of 7.2) Gender: 39 females Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 53.0 (+/- a standard deviation of 10.02) 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 treatment and recommended visits - Adherence to medication
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - COPD-related hospital admissions
Number of emergency room visits and admissions - Hospital days (Lenght of stay)
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (specific-disease instruments)