Characterising pharmacists' interventions in chronic non-cancer pain care: a scoping review.

Goetschi, Aljoscha Noël; Meyer-Massetti, Carla (2024). Characterising pharmacists' interventions in chronic non-cancer pain care: a scoping review. International journal of clinical pharmacy, 46(5), pp. 1010-1023. Springer 10.1007/s11096-024-01741-x

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BACKGROUND

Chronic non-cancer pain may affect up to 51% of the general population. Pharmacist interventions have shown promise in enhancing patient safety and outcomes. However, our understanding of the scope of pharmacists' interventions remains incomplete.

AIM

Our goal was to characterise pharmacists' interventions for the management of chronic non-cancer pain.

METHOD

Medline, Embase, PsycINFO via Ovid, CINAHL via EBSCO databases and the Cochrane Library were systematically searched. Abstracts and full texts were independently screened by two reviewers. Data were extracted by one reviewer, and validated by the second. Outcomes of studies were charted using the dimensions of the Initiative on Methods, Measurement, and Pain Assessment in Clinical Trials (IMMPACT).

RESULTS

Forty-eight reports were included. Interventions ensuring appropriate drug prescription occurred in 37 (79%) studies. Patient education and healthcare professional education were reported in 28 (60%) and 5 (11%) studies, respectively. Therapy monitoring occurred in 17 (36%) studies. Interventions regularly involved interprofessional collaboration. A median of 75% of reported outcome domains improved due to pharmacist interventions, especially patient disposition (adherence), medication safety and satisfaction with therapy.

CONCLUSION

Pharmacists' interventions enhanced the management of chronic non-cancer pain. Underreported outcome domains and interventions, such as medication management, merit further investigation.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Review Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Medical Education > Institute of General Practice and Primary Care (BIHAM)
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of General Internal Medicine (DAIM) > Clinic of General Internal Medicine

Graduate School:

Graduate School for Health Sciences (GHS)

UniBE Contributor:

Goetschi, Aljoscha Noël, Meyer-Massetti, Carla Verena

Subjects:

300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

2210-7703

Publisher:

Springer

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pubmed Import

Date Deposited:

12 Jun 2024 07:14

Last Modified:

14 Sep 2024 00:13

Publisher DOI:

10.1007/s11096-024-01741-x

PubMed ID:

38861043

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Chronic pain Clinical pharmacy Medication safety Pain management Pharmaceutical services Pharmacist

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/197768

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/197768

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