A pharmacist based intervention to improve the care of patients with CKD: a pragmatic, randomized, controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary care providers do not routinely follow guidelines for the care of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Multidisciplinary efforts may improve care for patients with chronic disease. Pharmacist based interventions have effectively improved management of hypertension. We performed a pragmatic, randomized, controlled trial to evaluate the effect of a pharmacist based quality improvement program on 1) outcomes for patients with CKD and 2) adherence to CKD guidelines in the primary care setting.

Methods

Patients with moderate to severe CKD receiving primary care services at one of thirteen community-based Veterans Affairs outpatient clinics were randomized to a multifactorial intervention that included a phone-based pharmacist intervention, pharmacist-phy

SUBMITTER: Cooney D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4405859 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature