The Impact of Pharmaceutical Care Practice on Patients in Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit

Ain Shams University40 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to investigate the role of clinical pharmacist in the development of a pharmaceutical care program for patients with Acute coronary syndrome tailored to their specific learning needs and their cultural context, and to verify the program's effects on physiological factors and recurrent symptoms or cardiac events.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Acute Coronary Syndrome

Interventions

pharmaceutical care serviceBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 79 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Are diagnosed with Acute coronary syndrome (ischemic heart disease) by their primary cardiologist, treated with medication, percutaneous coronary angioplasty, or coronary artery bypass graft. 2. At 20-79 years of age. 3. Has the ability to perform regular physical activity according to the patients' self-identification and the judgment of their primary cardiologist. 4. Willing to participate in this study. 5. Able to be reached by telephone postdischarge. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with cognitive impairment. 2. If they need professional help to take their medication at home. 3. With terminal illness. 4. Inability to communicate. 5. Severe arrhythmia.

Locations (1)

Ain Shams University

Cairo, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in the level of patient education about disease, drugs and lifestyle modification using coronary artery disease education questionnaire (CADE-Q)