Pharmacists and community health workers improve medication-related process outcomes among Cambodian Americans with depression and risk for diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cambodian Americans have high rates of cardiometabolic and psychiatric disorders and disadvantaged social determinants of health (SDOH). These factors can make it challenging to resolve drug therapy problems (DTPs) and improve medication-related outcomes. This manuscript reports planned analyses from a randomized controlled trial in which participants were randomized to one of 3 treatment arms: (1) community health worker (CHW)-delivered lifestyle intervention called Eat, Walk, sleep (EWS), (2) EWS plus pharmacist/CHW-delivered medication therapy management (EWS + MTM), or (3) social services (SS: control).

Objectives

We compared the 3 arms on changes in self-reported medication adherence, barriers, and beliefs. Within the EWS + MTM arm only, we assessed the impac

SUBMITTER: Polomoff CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8934259 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature