Outcomes of Pharmacist Intervention in Schizophrenic Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Authors

  • Nathapol Samprasit Consumer protection in public health, Silpakorn University
  • Waranee Bunchuailua Department of Community Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Silpakorn University
  • Nattiya Kapol Department of Community Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Silpakorn University

Keywords:

Schizophrenia; Pharmacist intervention

Abstract

Background and Objective: There are many pharmacy interventions for schizophrenic patients. This study aimed to systematically review the literatures and conduct a meta-analysis on the outcomes of pharmacist intervention in schizophrenia patients.

Methods: Research articles from international electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane CENTRAL, Science Direct, PSyINFO) and Thai electronic databases were searched and collected. The randomized controlled trials that investigated the outcomes of medication adherence, clinical outcomes and quality of life were selected. The analysis method depended on the heterogeneity. The random-effect model was used when the data was heterogeneity, whereas the fix-effect model was used when the data was not heterogeneity. The pool estimation was analyzed to report the standard mean difference (SMD) and benefit ratio, and the proportion of patients with improvement of outcome (as relative risk).

Results: There were nine studies with a total of 673 schizophrenia patients met the inclusion criteria. Results of meta-analysis showed that the pharmacist intervention statistically significant affected on the medication adherence. The mean score of medication adherence of patients in the pharmacist intervention group were more than the control group (SMD=0.60, 95% CI 0.41, 0.79) and the pooled relative risk for medication adherence was 1.13 (95% CI 1.07, 1.19).

Conclusion: pharmacist intervention improved the medical adherence of schizophrenic patients.

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2020-09-08

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Samprasit N, Bunchuailua W, Kapol N. Outcomes of Pharmacist Intervention in Schizophrenic Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials . SRIMEDJ [Internet]. 2020 Sep. 8 [cited 2024 Apr. 26];35(5):576-83. Available from: https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/SRIMEDJ/article/view/246693

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