Analysis of patient medication compliance and quality of life of physician-pharmacist collaborative clinics for T2DM management in primary healthcare in China: A mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT: Background: Physician-pharmacist collaboration is a well-established care mode for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in developed countries, but no study has been conducted in primary healthcare in China. This study aims to evaluate the effects of physician-pharmacist collaborative clinics to manage T2DM in primary healthcare in China, and to better understand the factors influencing the implementation of physician-pharmacist collaborative clinics. Methods: Two hundred and sixty-seven patients involved in a 12-month randomized controlled trial were assigned to physician-pharmacist collaborative clinics and usual clinics, completing surveys regarding medication compliance, quality of life (QoL) and care-seeking behavior at the baseline, 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th m

SUBMITTER: Xiao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10080104 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature