Watinee Petchudomsinsuk. Discharged counseling for individual pediatric patients with asthma at Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health . Master's Degree(Clinical Pharmacy). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2003.
Discharged counseling for individual pediatric patients with asthma at Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health
Abstract:
The objective of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of patient-specific
discharge counseling to asthmatic children at Queen Sirikit National Institute of
Child Health during August, 2002 to March, 2003. The discharge counseling was
provided for three consecutive visits. The impact of this counseling was studied in
the aspects of drug therapy problems, medication error, knowledge of asthma,
emergency room visit and hospitalization. All these outcomes were compared
between the intervention group (n=22) and the control group (n=22)
After providing patient-specific discharge counseling, the total patients in
whom were found at least one drug therapy problem decreased in the intervention
group but increased in the control group. At visit 3, there were fewer patients who
initially presented with at least one drug therapy problem in the intervention group
than in the control group. At visit 2 and visit 3, there were also fewer total drug
therapy problem the intervention group than in the control group. When considering
medication error, fewer patients in the intervention group had suffered medication
errors than in the control group in visit 3. At visit 2 and visit 3, there were also
fewer total medication errors. At visit 1 and visit 3, the caregivers were given a
questionnaire. The number of caregivers in the intervention group who answered
correctly increased in all items of questionnaire at visit 3, and in six items the
difference between the intervention and control group was significant. There were
no significant differences between both groups in frequency of emergency room
visits, hospitalization, the number of patients who visited to emergency room and the
number of patients who admitted to hospital. However, there were significant
differences in the frequency of emergency room visit between before and after
enrollment in the intervention group.
This patient specific discharge counseling has reduced drug therapy problems,
medication errors and also increased asthma knowledge of caregivers. However, its
benefits in ER visit and hospitalization are still unclear.