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This study sought to assess the impact of the MMR service on identifying and resolving TRPs, improving adherence, depression and anxiety scores in females diagnosed with depression and anxiety in Jordan
Participants were recruited into this single-blind parallel randomized controlled trial and randomized into active and control groups. A clinical pharmacist identified TRPs for all participants. Adherence, depression and anxiety scores were assessed. Active group patients received the MMR service: pharmacist-delivered counseling and a letter with recommended changes in the patient's treatment plan was sent to the patient's psychiatrist to be applied. Control group participants did not receive the intervention. Follow-up assessments were completed for all patients at 3 months from baseline. Main outcome measures were TRPs, adherence, depression and anxiety scores.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Intervention | Active Comparator | All pharmacist level counseling and education regarding treatment, adherence and self-care activities were delivered to the active group patients only (planned to take 15 minutes). Patient level TRPs (any TRP that could be resolved via patient education and counseling) were resolved directly with the patient by the clinical pharmacist. A letter with the identified TRPs (prioritized from most important to least important) for each patient in the active group was sent to the patient's psychiatrist by the researcher in sealed envelopes. The psychiatrist either accepted or rejected the recommendations. In case the recommendations were accepted, the psychiatrist implemented the recommended changes. Patients were informed by a phone call by the pharmacist to visit their psychiatrist soon after the recommendations were approved for the changes to be applied. If the recommendations were rejected, the psychiatrist stated the reason of rejection and discussed it with the pharmacist. |
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| Control | Active Comparator | Control group patients also underwent the baseline interview with the researcher at the psychiatric clinic, TRPs were identified and documented. No intervention was provided by the pharmacist and no letter was sent to the patients' psychiatrists. In case a patient was found to have a life-threatening TRP, the patient was excluded from the study and reported to the psychiatrist due to ethical considerations. After study completion, all patients in the control group received the MMR service, and a letter with their TRPs and recommendations to resolve them was sent by the pharmacist to their psychologist |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Medication management review | Other | The researcher screened each completed an MMR template and verified that all information in each patient template was complete. A classification system was then used to identify the TRPs which either actually or potentially interfered with the clinical outcomes for each patient.[19] This system was explained in detail and applied successfully in many previous studies.[10, 14, 20] The researcher then identified TRPs for each patient in both groups using evidence-based medicine. The TRPs including unneeded drug treatment, untreated condition/s, efficacy/effectiveness issues, safety issues, inadequate knowledge, inappropriate adherence to pharmacological therapy, inappropriate adherence to self-care activities and miscellaneous problems. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Evaluate the effect of the medication management review service delivered to females living in Jordan and diagnosed with depression and anxiety | the medication management review service will be measured by the reduction of treatment related number after providing the service | 6 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Patient's satisfaction with the medication management review service | satisfaction will be measured by the willingness of patients to pay for the provided services | 6 months |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Females diagnosed with depression and/or anxiety and attending the psychiatric clinics at Jordan University Hospital (JUH)
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| ID | Term |
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| D003863 | Depression |
| D001008 | Anxiety Disorders |
| D010349 | Patient Compliance |
| ID | Term |
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| D001526 | Behavioral Symptoms |
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
| D010342 | Patient Acceptance of Health Care |
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Following recruitment, participants were randomized into two groups (1:1 randomization), active and control, using the computer-generated randomization program (www.randomization.com). The researcher generated the allocation sequence, and assigned the participants to their group. Participant who came into the clinic during the clinic's working hours (Sunday to Thursday, from 9 am to 1 pm) were approached consecutively and allocated to the active or control group. Participants were not aware of which study group they were assigned to; only the researcher was aware of each patient's group assignment.
Participants in the active and control groups completed a baseline and follow-up (3 months from baseline) visits at the same outpatient psychiatric clinic with the researcher conducting the interview using the study tool to complete the MMR process.
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This single-blind parallel randomized controlled trial
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| D000074822 |
| Treatment Adherence and Compliance |
| D015438 | Health Behavior |