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Screening for major diseases in community pharmacies : a systematic review

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Ayorinde, Abimbola, Porteous, Terry and Sharma, Pawana (2013) Screening for major diseases in community pharmacies : a systematic review. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 21 (6). pp. 349-361. doi:10.1111/ijpp.12041

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Abstract

Objectives

The aim of this systematic review was to assess the published evidence about the feasibility and acceptability of community pharmacy-based screening for major diseases.
Method

Studies published between January 1990 and August 2012 involving community pharmacy-based screening interventions, published in the English language, were identified from electronic databases. Reference lists of included studies were also searched.
Key findings

Fifty studies (one randomised controlled trial, two cluster randomised studies, five non-randomised comparative studies and 42 uncontrolled studies) were included. The quality of most of these was assessed as poor. Screening was mostly opportunistic and screening tools included questionnaires or risk assessment forms, medical equipment to make physiological measurements, or a combination of both. Few studies assessed the accuracy of pharmacy-based screening tools. More than half of the screening interventions included an element of patient education. The proportion of screened individuals, identified with disease risk factors or the disease itself, ranged from 4% to 89%. Only 10 studies reported any economic information. Where assessed, patient satisfaction with pharmacy-based screening was high, but individuals who screened positive often did not follow pharmacist advice to seek further medical help.
Conclusion

Available evidence suggests that screening for some diseases in community pharmacies is feasible. More studies are needed to compare effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of pharmacy-based screening with screening by other providers. Strategies to improve screening participants' adherence to pharmacist advice also need to be explored. This systematic review will help to inform future studies wishing to develop community pharmacy-based screening interventions.

Item Type: Journal Article
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Population, Evidence & Technologies (PET)
Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Journal or Publication Title: International Journal of Pharmacy Practice
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
ISSN: 0961-7671
Official Date: December 2013
Dates:
DateEvent
December 2013Published
26 March 2013Accepted
Volume: 21
Number: 6
Page Range: pp. 349-361
DOI: 10.1111/ijpp.12041
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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