Effect of pharmaceutical education carried out by clinical pharmacists on medication use and quality of life of patients with malignant tumors
GE Dangen1 TANG Jie2
1. Department of Pharmacy, People′s Hospital of Liyang City, Jiangsu Province, Liyang 213300, China;
2. Department of Oncology, People′s Hospital of Liyang City, Jiangsu Province, Liyang 213300, China
Abstract:Objective To explore the effect of pharmaceutical education carried out by clinical pharmacists on medication use and quality of life of patients with malignant tumors. Methods A total of 177 patients with malignant tumor treated in People′s Hospital of Liyang City from August 2020 to July 2021 were selected as research subjects, and they were divided into observation group (88 cases) and control group (89 cases) by random number table method. Patients in the control group received traditional education from medical staff, and patients in the observation group received detailed individualized medication education from clinical pharmacists. Medication knowledge score, cancer pain knowledge score, Morisky medication adherence scale (MMAS-4) score, total incidence of adverse drug reactions and quality of life rating scale (QOL) score of cancer patients were compared between the two groups. Results Before education, there were no statistically significant differences in medication knowledge, cancer pain knowledge and MMAS-4 score between the two groups (P>0.05). After education, scores of medication knowledge and cancer pain knowledge in the two groups were higher than those before education, and MMAS-4 score was lower than that before education, and the diffferences were statistically significant (P<0.05). After education, scores of medication knowledge and cancer pain knowledge in observation group were higher than those in control group, while MMAS-4 score was lower than that in control group, the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). The total incidence of adverse drug reactions in observation group was lower than that in control group, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Before education, there was no statistically significant difference in QOL scores between the two groups (P>0.05). After education, the scores of appetite, spirit, sleep, fatigue, pain, family understanding and cooperation, understanding of cancer, attitude of treatment, daily life, the side effects of treatment, facial expressions were higher than those before education, and the scores of observation group were higher than those of the control group, the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion Pharmaceutical education by clinical pharmacists in the treatment of malignant tumor patients can improve the mastery of medication use and cancer pain related knowledge and medication compliance, reduce the incidence of adverse drug reactions and improve the quality of life.
葛丹亘;汤杰. 临床药师开展药学宣教对恶性肿瘤患者用药情况及生活质量的影响[J]. 中国当代医药, 2022, 29(19): 124-128.
GE Dangen; TANG Jie. Effect of pharmaceutical education carried out by clinical pharmacists on medication use and quality of life of patients with malignant tumors. 中国当代医药, 2022, 29(19): 124-128.
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