Implementation and Effectiveness of a Pharmacotherapeutic Follow-Up Service for People with Tuberculosis in Primary Healthcare

do Nascimento, MMG (通讯作者),Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Coll Pharm, Ctr Pharmaceut Care Studies, BR-31270901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.;do Nascimento, MMG (通讯作者),Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Coll Pharm, Pharmaceut Prod Dept, BR-31270901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
2022-11
Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease of great relevance, responsible for 1.5 million deaths worldwide. Therefore, actions to control TB are necessary, and pharmacists may play an important role, especially in primary healthcare (PHC), where the diagnosis and management of this infection occurs. In a large Brazilian city, pharmacotherapeutic follow-up in PHC has been offered by pharmacists to people with TB since 2018. The objective of this study was to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of this service though a longitudinal type 1 effectiveness-implementation hybrid study. Data were collected from January 2018 to February 2020 in the pharmaceutical services system. The service indicators were described and effectiveness was evaluated using Poisson regression analysis to compare the incidence of cure among patients using and not using the service. The service was performed in 148 PHC units by 82 pharmacists. Of the total of 1076 treatments, 721 were followed up by pharmacists, and TB was cured more frequently in these cases (90.4% attended vs. 73.5% unattended). The adjusted hazard ratio of cure among patients enrolled in the pharmacotherapeutic follow-up service was 2.71 (2.04-3.61; p < 0.001). Pharmacotherapeutic follow-up for people with TB significantly increased the incidence of cure and should be encouraged.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
卷号:19|期号:21
收录类别:SCIE
语种
英语
来源机构
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
被引频次(WOS)
0
被引频次(其他)
0
180天使用计数
0
2013以来使用计数
0
EISSN
1660-4601
出版年
2022-11
DOI
10.3390/ijerph192114552
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
tuberculosis primary healthcare pharmaceutical services evidence-based pharmacy practice
WOS学科分类
Environmental Sciences Public, Environmental & Occupational Health