Benefit of a pharmacist-led intervention for medication management of renal transplant patients: a controlled before-and-after study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To assess the effect of a pharmacist-led intervention, using Barrows cards method, during the first year after renal transplantation, on patient knowledge about their treatment, medication adherence and exposure to treatment in a French cohort.

Methods

We conducted a before-and-after comparative study between two groups of patients: those who benefited from a complementary pharmacist-led intervention [intervention group (IG), n = 44] versus those who did not [control group (CG), n = 48]. The pharmacist-led intervention consisted of a behavioral and educational interview at the first visit (visit 1). The intervention was assessed 4 months later at the second visit (visit 2), using the following endpoints: treatment knowledge, medication adherence [pr

SUBMITTER: Chambord J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8024450 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature