Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA
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J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) · Mar 2003
Comparative StudyThe Asheville Project: participants' perceptions of factors contributing to the success of a patient self-management diabetes program.
To ascertain patients', providers', and managers' perceptions of the factors that contributed to the success of the Asheville Project. ⋯ Patients, providers, and managers in the Asheville Project believed that aligned incentives and community-based resources that provide health care services to patients with diabetes offer a practical, patient-empowering, and cost-effective solution to escalating health care costs.
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J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) · Mar 2003
Comparative StudyThe Asheville Project: short-term outcomes of a community pharmacy diabetes care program.
To assess short-term clinical, economic, and humanistic outcomes of pharmaceutical care services (PCS) for patients with diabetes in community pharmacies. ⋯ A clear temporal relationship was found between PCS and improved A1c, improved patient satisfaction with pharmacy services, and decreased all-diagnosis costs. Findings from this study demonstrate that pharmacists provided effective cognitive services and refute the idea that pharmacists must be certified diabetes educators to help patients with diabetes improve clinical outcomes.
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J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) · Mar 2003
Comparative StudyThe Asheville Project: factors associated with outcomes of a community pharmacy diabetes care program.
To assess the importance of environment, patient characteristics, and health behavior in explaining differences in clinical, economic, and humanistic outcomes of pharmaceutical care services (PCS) for patients with diabetes. ⋯ The greatest improvement in A1c occurred among patients with type 1 diabetes and/or higher baseline A1c concentrations. When controlling for other factors, PCS did not emerge as a significant factor in lowering A1c, but it was imprecisely measured, and our proxy measure did not capture the full complement of PCS provided to patients. Success in terms of cost savings and patient satisfaction differed by employer group.
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J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) · Mar 2003
Comparative StudyThe Asheville Project: long-term clinical and economic outcomes of a community pharmacy diabetes care program.
To assess the persistence of outcomes for up to 5 years following the initiation of community-based pharmaceutical care services (PCS) for patients with diabetes. ⋯ Patients with diabetes who received ongoing PCS maintained improvement in A1c over time, and employers experienced a decline in mean total direct medical costs.
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J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) · Jan 2003
Pain management content in curricula of u.s. Schools of pharmacy.
OBJECTIVES To identify individuals in schools of pharmacy in the United States who are responsible for covering the topic of pain management in courses for doctor of pharmacy students and to describe how and at what depth pain management is covered in pharmacy school curricula. DESIGN One-time qualitative assessment. SETTING Schools of pharmacy in the United States. ⋯ Respondents perceived a need for a single, complete reference and teaching resource that would address the entire spectrum of pain management as it applies to pharmacy. CONCLUSION The topic of pain management is poorly presented and inadequately developed in the curricula of many U. S. schools of pharmacy.