Part 1 | Ali M, et al.1 | Amariles P, et al.2,3 | Bouvy ML, et al.4 | ||
Targeting patients | |||||
Pharmacists providing one-on-one information or instructions to patient | Correct use of medicines, including adherence to treatment | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Health problem | Complications of diabetes | CVD; risk factors; treatment goals for TC and BP | |||
Risk behaviors | PA, HD, SC | PA, HD, SC | |||
Self-management | Recognition and treatment of hypo- and hyperglycemia; identification of adverse effects | ||||
Self-monitoring/self-report | |||||
Support by educational booklets | Mentioned, but not referenced | Reference provided | Not mentioned | ||
Patients provided with written information derived from the assessments performed as part of the service | All health outcomes assessed at each appointment | Adherence to pharmacological treatment | |||
Patients provided with support material to facilitate behavioral changes | Adherence aid devicea | ||||
Pharmacists and patients discussing the results of the assessments included by the service | Adherence to pharma-cological treatment | ||||
Pharmacists and patients discussing and agreeing on goals, follow-up plans, developing mutual treatment plans | Yes (treatment plan, follow-up plan) | Changes in loop diuretic schedule | |||
Pharmacists facilitating patient group discussions | |||||
Targeting health care professionals | |||||
Pharmacists providing relevant information and/or treatment recommendations to other health care professionals | General practitioners, nutritionist3 | Physicians (BP and TC results and treatment recommendations) | General practitioners (report of adherence sessions with patients) | ||
Pharmacists requesting that other health care professionals perform clinical analysis to further evaluate patient’s health status | |||||
Pharmacists discussing and agreeing on treatment plans with other health care professionals | |||||
Part 2 | Eussen SR, et al.5 | Fornos JA, et al.6 | Garcao JA, et al.7 | ||
Targeting patients | |||||
Pharmacists providing one-to-one information or instructions to patients | Correct use of medicine, including adherence to treatment | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Health problem | Acute and chronic complications of diabetes; foot care | ||||
Risk behaviors | PA, HD, SC | PA, HD, SC | |||
Self-management | |||||
Self-monitoring/self-report | Blood glucose monitoring | ||||
Support by educational booklets | Mentioned, but not referenced | Not mentioned | Mentioned, but not referenced | ||
Patients provided with written information derived from the assessments performed as part of the service | Lipid profile (TC, TG, HDL-C, LDL-C) | ||||
Patients provided with support material to facilitate behavioral changes | |||||
Pharmacists and patients discussing the results of the assessments included by the service | Lipid levels and adherence to pharmacological treatment | ||||
Pharmacists and patients discussing and agreeing on goals, follow-up plans, developing mutual treatment plans | |||||
Pharmacists facilitating patient group discussions | |||||
Targeting health care professionals | |||||
Pharmacists providing relevant information and/or treatment recommendations to other health care professionals | General practicionerb | Physician (treatment recommendations) | |||
Pharmacists requesting that other health care professionals perform clinical analysis to further evaluate patient’s health status | |||||
Pharmacists discussing and agreeing on treatment plans with other health care professionals | |||||
Part 3 | Krass I, et al.8 | Maguire TA, et al.9 | Mehuys E, et al.10 | ||
Targeting patients | |||||
Pharmacists providing one-to-one information or instructions to patients | Correct use of medicine, including adherence to treatment | Yes | Yes (hypoglycemic medication) | ||
Health problem | Food care | Overall view of the health problem (diabetes) and its complications | |||
Risk behaviors | PA, HD, SC, AC | SC | PA, HD, SC | ||
Self-management | Treatment of hypo- and hyperglycemia | Reminder to visit the physician for eye and foot examinations | |||
Self-monitoring/self-report | Blood glucose monitoring | Blood glucose monitoring | |||
Support by educational booklets | Mentioned, but not referenced | Reference provided | Not mentioned | ||
Patients provided with written information derived from the assessments performed as part of the service | Glycemic control | ||||
Patients provided with support material to facilitate behavioral changes | Blood glucose monitora | Blood glucose monitora | |||
Pharmacists and patients discussing the results of the assessments included by the service | Glycemic control | ||||
Pharmacists and patients discussing and agreeing on goals, follow-up plans, developing mutual treatment plans | Yes (treatment goals) | Yes (initiate nicotine replacement therapy) | |||
Pharmacists facilitating patient group discussions | |||||
Targeting health care professionals | |||||
Pharmacists providing relevant information and/or treatment recommendations to other health care professionals | Physicianb | ||||
Pharmacists requesting that other health care professionals perform clinical analysis to further evaluate patient’s health status | |||||
Pharmacists discussing and agreeing on treatment plans with other health care professionals | |||||
Part 4 | Sarkadi A, et al.11 | Sookaneknun P, et al.12 | Tsuyuki RT, et al.13,14 | ||
Targeting patients | |||||
Pharmacists providing one-to-one information or instructions to patient | Correct use of medicine, including adherence to treatment | Yes | Yes | ||
Health problem | Factors associated with uncontrolled hypertension; hypertension complications | Major coronary heart disease risk factors; general strategies to prevent coronary heart disease | |||
Risk behaviors | PA, HD, SC, AC | ||||
Self-management | Make an appointment with primary care physician | ||||
Self-monitoring/self-report | Self-report: dietary habits, physical exercise, medication intake, unusual symptoms | ||||
Support by educational booklets | Mentioned, but not referenced | A reference provided; other materials mentioned, but not specified | |||
Patients provided with written information derived from the assessments performed as part of the service | Total cholesterol levels | ||||
Patients provided with support material to facilitate behaviors | Examples of lifestyle change (video); examples of typical faults with diet and treatment; information about diabetes complications (educational booklet) | Patient diary/self-report | |||
Pharmacists and patients discussing the results of the assessments included by the service | Hypertension control | ||||
Pharmacists and patients discussing and agreeing on goals, follow-up plans, developing mutual treatment plans | Yes (follow-up visits) | ||||
Pharmacists facilitating patient group discussions | Healthy dietary habits, physical exercise, self-monitoring, diabetes treatment | ||||
Targeting health care professionals | |||||
Pharmacists providing relevant information and/or treatment recommendations to other health care professionals | Physician (treatment recommendations) | Primary care physician (medication history, coronary heart disease risk factors, TC, and treatment recommendations) | |||
Pharmacists requesting that other health care professionals perform clinical analysis to further evaluate patient’s health status | Cholesterol panel | ||||
Pharmacists discussing and agreeing on treatment plans with other health care professionals | |||||
Part 5 | Vrijens B, et al.15 | Zillich AJ, et al.16 | |||
Targeting patients | |||||
Pharmacists providing one-to-one information or instructions to patients | Correct use of medicine, including adherence to treatment | Yes | Yes | ||
Health problem | Overall view of the health problem (hypertension) and its complications | ||||
Risk behaviors | PA, HD, SC | ||||
Self-management | |||||
Self-monitoring/self-report | Home BP monitoring; self-report: hospitalizations; emergency room visits; physician visits | ||||
Support by educational booklets | Mentioned, but not referenced | A reference provided; other materials mentioned, but not specified | |||
Patients provided with written information derived from the assessments performed as part of the service | Adherence to pharmacological treatment | ||||
Patients provided with support material to facilitate behaviors | Adherence aid devicea | Home BP monitora; patient diary/self-report | |||
Pharmacists and patients discussing the results of the assessments included by the service | Adherence to pharmacological treatment | ||||
Pharmacists and patients discussing and agreeing on goals, follow-up plans, developing mutual treatment plans | |||||
Pharmacists facilitating patient group discussions | |||||
Targeting health care professionals | |||||
Pharmacists providing relevant information and/or treatment recommendations to other health care professionals | Physicians (home BP and treatment recommendations) | ||||
Pharmacists requesting other health care professionals to perform clinical analysis to further evaluate patient’s health status | |||||
Pharmacists discussing and agreeing on treatment plans with other health care professionals | Physician (adjustments in antihypertensive treatment) |
aDevice details provided by the individual study authors.
bIndividual study authors declared that patients were referred to a health care professional as part of the service, but they did not clearly state what information was given. AC = alcohol consumption; BP = blood pressure; CVD = cardiovascular disease; HD = healthy diet; HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; PA = physical activity; SC = smoking cessation; TC = total cholesterol; TG = triglycerides.