Can clinical pharmacists affect SF-36 scores in veterans at high risk for medication-related problems?
GROUND: An objective of pharmaceutical care is for pharmacists to improve patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQOL) by optimizing medication therapy. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to determine whether ambulatory care clinical pharmacists could affect HRQOL in veterans who were likely to experience a drug-related problem. RESEARCH DESIGN: This was a 9-site, randomized, controlled trial involving Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMCs). Patients were eligible if they met > or = 3 criteria for being at high risk for drug-related problems. Enrolled patients were randomized to either usual medical care or usual medical care plus clinical pharmacist interventions. HRQOL was measured with the SF-36 questionnaire administered at baseline and at 6 and 12 months. RESULTS: In total, 1,054 patients were enrolled; 523 were randomized to intervention, and 531 to control. After patient age, site, and chronic disease score were controlled for, the only domain that was significant
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