This trial will try to perform pharmaceutical care on ambulatory elderly diabetes patients. To provide appropriate diabetes education administration, identify and resolve drug-related problems, assess the appropriateness of their medications, establish the mechanism of medication consultations. Each patient will be assessed by the MMSE(Mini-Mental State Examination) and GDS(Geriatric Depression Scale). The effectiveness of pharmacist's intervention will be assessed by lab data and some questionnaires.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
100
The Pharmacist provided Pharmaceutical care on the ambulatory elderly Diabetes patients, provided recommendation to the physician and reffered the patients to other diabetes-care-team members, including the CDEs and dietitians.
Control patients received usual care directed by their physician.
Nantou Hospital
Nantou City, Taiwan
Hgb A1c change
baseline, second measurement during 3 to 6 month after baseline, and the last measurement during 9 to 12 month after baseline
Time frame: 12 month
Mini-Mental State Examination(MMSE) Score change
baseline and the second test was performed after 3 month.
Time frame: 1 year
Taiwan Geriatric Depression Scale(GDS) Score change
baseline and the second test was performed after 3 month.
Time frame: 1 year
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