背景與目的:糖尿病儼然成為一個盛行率漸增、高健保費用支出的慢性代謝異常疾病。而台灣於2000年至2009年的十年之間,糖尿病的總人口數增加了將近80%。藉由藥師參與糖尿病照護,能夠有效的改善病患之臨床結果以及預防糖尿病相關之急、慢性併發症的發生。本研究之目的即為評估社區藥局藥師的介入,對於第二型糖尿病病患之糖化血色素和服藥順從性的影響。 材料與方法:給予51位符合收案條件的病患進行前、後測之問卷,進行橫斷式的研究。前測問卷包含了病患基本資料、對併發症的認知、自我照護上的困難、糖尿病相關知識和服藥順從性等六部份。爾後,社區藥師將提供受訪者以病患為中心(patient-centered)的個別化衛教,進行四次的面談或電訪式衛教。主要結果為衛教前後糖化血色素的差異,次要結果則為前、後測的糖尿病知識(DKT2)與服藥順從性的分數差異。 結果:51位第二型糖尿病病患中,女性佔了51%;受訪者的平均年齡為64.92 ± 11.24歲;前測糖化血色素 (HbA1c) 之平均值為7.65 ± 1.65%;而BMI >24 kg/m2 (平均值: 27.21 ± 5.06 kg/m2) 的體重過重者佔了68.6%,再以迴歸分析檢定時發現,HbA1c與BMI存在著正相關的關係 (p < .05)。相依樣本t檢定顯示,藥師介入衛教前、後對HbA1c產生明顯的降低 (7.65 ± 1.65% vs. 7.39 ± 1.18%, p = .015),且在服藥順從性 (5.81 ± 1.89 vs. 6.20 ± 1.27, p = .031) 和DKT2 (11.68 ± 1.67 vs. 9.70 ± 2.40, p = .000) 的分數上亦有提升。 結論:經由社區藥師提供第二型糖尿病病患個別化之糖尿病照護後,能夠顯著的改善病患的糖化血色素、服藥順從性和強化糖尿病相關知識。
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder with an increasing prevalence which causes an economic burden on health insurance expenditure. In Taiwan, there was a nearly 80% increase in the total diabetic population from 2000 to 2009. Involvement of pharmacists in diabetes care improves clinical outcomes and prevents diabetes-related complications. Aim: This study was designed to evaluate the impact of the community pharmacists’ interventional activities on glycated hemoglobin and medication adherence in type 2 diabetic patients. Methods: Fifty-one eligible patients were cross-sectionally assessed using the pre-post questionnaire. The pretest questionnaire consists of six parts to identify the patients’ demographic, awareness of complications, barriers of self-management, knowledge of diabetes and medication adherence. Afterwards, the community pharmacist provided individualized patient-centered diabetes care. Participants received four times educational intervention by face-to-face visits or telephone contacts. Primary outcome was the difference of HbA1c from baseline. Secondary outcomes were the differences between pre-posttest scores of diabetes knowledge (DKT2) and medication adherence. Result: Of the 51 type 2 diabetes patients, 51% were female, mean age was 64.92 ± 11.24 years, mean baseline HbA1c was 7.65 ± 1.65% and 68.6% were over-weight with a BMI >24 kg/m2 (mean: 27.21 ± 5.06 kg/m2). Meanwhile, regression analysis showed a positive correlation between HbA1c and BMI (p < .05). Paired t-test showed the pharmacists’ intervention significantly reduced HbA1c (7.65 ± 1.65% vs. 7.39 ± 1.18%, p = .015) and made progress in medication adherence score (5.81 ± 1.89 vs. 6.20 ± 1.27, p = .031), as well as DKT2 score (11.68 ± 1.67 vs. 9.70 ± 2.40, p = .000). Conclusion: After the individualized diabetes care provided by the community pharmacist, there was a significant reduction in glycated hemoglobin and improvements in medication adherence and diabetes-related knowledge in type 2 diabeteic patients.