Key result
Care provided by specially trained community pharmacists significantly reduced systolic blood pressure from 151 to 140 mm Hg at 6 months (p<0.001) and improved quality of life.
Why the study?
Does monitoring by specially trained community pharmacists improve blood pressure control, quality of life, and quality of care in hypertensive patients in a rural setting?
Population
51 hypertensive patients in a rural setting (25 randomly assigned to study group, 26 in control group)
Comparison
Monitoring by specially trained community… vs Control group
Design
RCT, randomly assigned, blinded peer review panel for quality of care ratings
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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Supports pharmacist integration into rural hypertension care; extends urban RCT evidence to underserved settings.
RCT (n=51)
Single-blind (outcome assessors)
Randomized
No
Does monitoring by specially trained community pharmacists improve blood pressure control, quality of life, and quality of care in hypertensive patients in a rural setting?
p-value: p=<0.001
Integrating specially trained community pharmacists into primary care teams in rural settings significantly improves blood pressure control, quality of life, and patient satisfaction.
Carter et al. (1997) conducted an RCT in Hypertension (n=51). Care provided by specially trained community pharmacists vs. Control group was evaluated on Systolic blood pressure at 6 months (p=<0.001). Care provided by specially trained community pharmacists significantly reduced systolic blood pressure from 151 to 140 mm Hg at 6 months (p<0.001) and improved quality of life.
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