Impact of Pharmaceutical Care in Patients with Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease at In Patient Department, Chaturaphak Phiman Hospital

Abstract

Purposes : This study aimed to study knowledge and skills in the use of inhalers, revisit rates and drug related problems after servicing a pharmaceutical care program on the inpatient ward.

Study design : Quasi experimental study (One Group Pretest Posttest Design)

Materials and Methods : The data were collected in February 2022 to April 2022. A total of 24 subjects was included in this study. The instruments of this study included: 1) personal questionnaire 2) knowledge of asthma and COPD questionnaire 3) Skills in the use of inhalers questionnaire 4) Teaching media about The use of inhalers. Study by evaluating knowledge and skills in the use of inhalers. The pharmacist gives advice, educates, solves problems that occur 1-2 days later, evaluates and monitors the patient's re-visit.

Main findings : The study found that 10 drug related problems were addressed and advised by pharmacists. Most of the problems were caused by patients administering (45.00%). And up to 4 patients were unaware that steroid-containing inhalers needed to be inhaled continuously every day. In addition, many questions were found to have statistically significant increases in scores after measuring after intervention.

Conclusion and recommendations : The results of this study resulted in increasing patients knowledge and skill in using inhalers, and revisits were reduced