Effects of a Clinical Pharmacist Service on Health-related Quality of Life

Sahlgrenska University Hospital400 enrolled

Overview

The aim of the present study is to evaluate effects of a clinical pharmacist service on health-related quality of life and prescribing of drugs.

A randomized controlled trial is performed in two internal medicine wards at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

400

Conditions

Quality of Life

Interventions

Pharmacist serviceOTHER

Medication Review, medication report

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All patients admitted to the wards during week days after decision of a ward physician or nurse if the medical condition allows inclusion Exclusion Criteria: * Exclusion criteria are poor Swedish language and planned discharge before the intervention can be performed. * Patients transferred to wards not belonging to the department of medicine or other hospitals during the hospital stay are also excluded.

Locations (1)

Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Mölndal, Sweden

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Health-related quality of life

Time frame: 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

Prescribing of drugs

Time frame: Discharge from hospital

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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