title: [Evaluation of the symptoms, adherence and satisfaction after pharmaceutical care at asthma clinic for outpatient].
abstract: In the present study, we investigated whether counseling at an outpatient asthma clinic improved asthma symptoms, adherence and patient satisfaction: The asthma control test (ACT) and asthma control questionnaire (ACQ) were used to assess subjective symptoms, 10-item version of the drug attitude inventory (DAI-10) was used to determine medication adherence, and 8-item Japanese version of the client satisfaction questionnaire (CSQ-8J) was used to ascertain patient satisfaction. All scores of inhalation technique, PEF (peak expiratory flow) value/predicted PEF value (%), ACT, ACQ and DAI-10 in 26 patients with asthma increased after counseling at the outpatient asthma clinic compared to those before counseling. The average CSQ-8J score of 28 points (highest possible score: 32 points) indicated that the patients were satisfied with services provided by this clinic. These results indicate that counseling provided by pharmacists at the outpatient clinic is a valuable way improving subjective symptoms, lung function and medication adherence. These results also indicate that counseling at the asthma clinic by pharmacists improves the quality of life of patients with asthma.
authors: Division of Clinical Science and Neuropsychopharmacology, Meijo University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Nagoya, Japan.
authors: Shinnosuke
authors: S
authors: Yamada
authors: Hiroki
authors: H
authors: Kuwahara
authors: Reina
authors: R
authors: Asai
authors: Haruka
authors: H
authors: Kotani
authors: Rina
authors: R
authors: Kishi
authors: Aya
authors: A
authors: Hirabayashi
authors: Tomohiro
authors: T
authors: Mizuno
authors: Masaya
authors: M
authors: Hasegawa
authors: Akihiro
authors: A
authors: Mouri
authors: Hiroaki
authors: H
authors: Kume
authors: Satoru
authors: S
authors: Ito
authors: Yoshinori
authors: Y
authors: Hasegawa
authors: Toshitaka
authors: T
authors: Nabeshima
authors: Kiyofumi
authors: K
authors: Yamada
authors: Yukihiro
authors: Y
authors: Noda
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010366:Peak Expiratory Flow Rate; D010595:Pharmacists; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents