[Establishment of a quality indicator for pharmaceutical care].
OBJECTIVE
To establish a quality indicator for pharmaceutical care in an integral system for personalized medication dispensing (ISPMD) with electronic prescription.


METHODS
Descriptive transversal study.


METHODS
2007. On a daily basis, we revised the pharmaceutical treatment of patients admitted to hospital units with ISPMD.


METHODS
a) suitability of pharmaceutical interventions: important or very important; b) acceptance of those interventions. The LASER method was used to identify patients with improvement opportunities.


RESULTS
In absolute terms (mean +/- SD): important pharmaceutical interventions, 26.6 +/- 14.8; very important, 31.5 +/- 24.6; acceptance, 57.5 +/- 25.9. Percentages (95 % CI): pharmaceutical interventions: important, 33.7 (9.3-58.0); very important, 39.80 (17.7-62.2); acceptance, 72.6 (64.7-80.5).


CONCLUSIONS
Implementation of the quality indicator for pharmaceutical care allowed us to evaluate the clinical significance and the acceptance rate of the pharmaceutical care being provided.
Gaspar
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Servicio de Farmacia, Centro de Recuperación y Rehabilitación de Levante, San Antonio de Benagéber, Valencia, España. mgaspar@crrlevante.com
Caja
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Romero
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Moreno Royo
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L
García-Vivó
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Tudela
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Piquer
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D000328:Adult; D016907:Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D055695:Electronic Prescribing / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration; D055815:Young Adult