OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of an asthma continuing education program on pharmacists' knowledge and attitudes related to asthma pharmaceutical care. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A 20-hour continuing education program was conducted by the joint efforts of the Taipei City Government, Taiwan Association of Asthma Education and Taipei Medical University Wan Fang Hospi...

Inadequate medication dispensing and management by healthcare providers can contribute to poor outcomes among HIV-positive patients. Gaps in medication availability, often associated with pharmacy workforce shortages, are an important barrier to retention in HIV care in Uganda. An intervention to address pharmacy staffing constraints through strengthening pharmaceutical management, dispensing p...

BACKGROUND The trajectory of an infectious disease outbreak is affected by the behavior of individuals, and the behavior is often related to individuals' risk perception. We assessed temporal changes and geographical differences in risk perceptions and precautionary behaviors in response to H1N1 influenza. METHODS 1,290 US adults completed an online survey on risk perceptions, interests in ph...

Main results Risk factors for suicide include psychopathology, a family history of psychopathology or suicide, adverse life events, abuse and poor socio-economic circumstances. Protective factors include family cohesion and religious belief. Schools based prevention programmes: limited evidence supports training of school staff to recognise students at risk of suicide, and crisis intervention a...

OBJECTIVES To identify and describe misunderstandings between patients and doctors associated with prescribing decisions in general practice. DESIGN Qualitative study. SETTING 20 general practices in the West Midlands and south east England. PARTICIPANTS 20 general practitioners and 35 consulting patients. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Misunderstandings between patients and doctors that have po...

BACKGROUND regular medication review has been recommended for those over 75 and those on multiple drug therapy. Pharmacists are a potential source of assistance in reviewing medication. Evidence of the benefits of this process is needed. OBJECTIVE to study the effect of medication review led by a pharmacist on resolution of pharmaceutical care issues, medicine costs, use of health and social ...

PURPOSE Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) is common in older people and can result in increased morbidity, adverse drug events, and hospitalizations. The OPTI-SCRIPT study (Optimizing Prescribing for Older People in Primary Care, a cluster-randomized controlled trial) tested the effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention for reducing PIP in primary care. METHODS We conducted a clu...

abstract background: one of the most important problems in surgical patients is anxiety before surgery. teach-back method is an interactive training method that can lead to increase understanding and knowledge of the patients. the aim of this study is survey the effect of teach back- method on surgical anxiety in primiparous cesarean section women. methods: this study is a randomized clinical t...

BACKGROUND A number of methods exist for the risk assessment of hospital inpatients to determine the likelihood of patients experiencing drug-related problems (DRPs), including manual review of a patient's medication (medication reviews) and more complex electronic assessment using decision support alerts in electronic prescribing systems. A systematic review was conducted to determine the evid...

Abstract Background Recent research has been conducted by various countries and regions on the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) reducing spread COVID19. This study evaluates tradeoffs between potential benefits (e.g., reduction in infection deaths) NPIs for COVID19 being homebound (i.e., refraining from interactions outside household). Methods An agent-based simulation model, w...