Patient counselling mediated by clinical pharmacists on hypertensive patients

Patan shabaz; Ahireesha B; Rakshitha I; Abhishek A; Harika B

doi:10.38022/ajhp.v4i2.87

Patan shabaz B.Pharmacy final year student, Jagan’s Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nellore.
B. Ahireesha B.Pharmacy final year student, Jagan’s Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nellore.
I. Rakshitha B.Pharmacy final year student, Jagan’s Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nellore.
A. Abhishek B.Pharmacy final year student, Jagan’s Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nellore.
B. Harika Assistant Professor, Dept.of Pharmacy practice, Jagan’s Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Nellore.
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DOI https://doi.org/10.38022/ajhp.v4i2.87

Abstract

Hypertension has become a significant problem in developing countries which is associated with aging of the population, urbanization, socio economic changes favouring sedentary habits, obesity, alcohol consumption, and salt intake etc. The management of hypertension involves long term treatment & life style modification which will have greater impact on HRQoL. This study aims to give patient counselling regarding risk factors, life style modifications, pharmacological therapy & medication adherence in hypertension which in turn improves HRQoL.

Methodology: Prospective interventional study. The study was conducted in Jayabharath Hospital, located in Nellore district which was conducted for a period of 6 months. Hypertensive patients, of either sex, above 18 years of age, with or without co-morbidities and Patient willing to give there informed consent to participate in the study are included in our study and the Pregnant hypertensive patients are excluded from the study

Results and Discussion: At baseline there was no significance difference between the blood pressures, QoL score, adherence score, and KAP of the test and control groups. As patient in both group continued to see their physician regularly, both showed in improvement in blood pressure control at final follow up. However improvement in the test group blood pressure was more significant reduction (p<0.05).

Keywords: Hypertension, HRQoL, Prospective interventional study

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