Randomized controlled trial parallel-group on optimizing community pharmacist's care for the elderly: The influence of WhatsApp-Email delivered clinical case scenarios.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Drug-related problems (DRPs) significantly threaten the safety of the elderly. In order to improve pharmacists' ability to minimize these events, novel educational interventions that consider the current challenges in clinical practice are crucial.

Objectives

The primary objective is to assess the impact of two unique educational interventions on pharmacists' ability to identify DRPs.

Method

A total of 127 community pharmacies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were recruited and randomly allocated to one of three arms using a 1:1:1 allocation ratio. While a series of clinical case scenarios (N = 24) related to elderly care were established and validated and sent to pharmacists in Active Group A over a 3-month period, lengthy research articles focused on med

SUBMITTER: Mohamed Ibrahim O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11495638 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature