Key result
Multidisciplinary care involving pharmacist decision-making improves blood pressure outcomes over usual care.
Why the study?
Does multidisciplinary care improve blood pressure outcomes in patients with hypertension compared to usual care?
Does multidisciplinary care improve blood pressure outcomes in patients with hypertension compared to usual care?
Multidisciplinary care models, particularly those empowering nonphysician health professionals like pharmacists with therapeutic decision-making, significantly improve blood pressure control in hypertensive patients.
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Supports pharmacist-led multidisciplinary hypertension care; leaves open need for definitive RCTs before broad adoption.
Houle et al. (2014) conducted a review in Hypertension. Multidisciplinary and collaborative care vs. Usual care was evaluated on Blood pressure outcomes and timeliness of achieving treatment targets. Multidisciplinary care involving therapeutic decision-making by nonphysician health professionals, particularly pharmacists, significantly improved blood pressure outcomes compared with usual care.
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