In the article “Impact of pharmacist care in the management of cardiovascular disease risk factors: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials,” Santschi, Chiolero, Burnand, Colosimo, and Paradis introduced the article stating that “cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in adults worldwide and it accounts for approximately one-third of mortality in Canada and in the United States” (p. 1441). In the article “Improving Blood Pressure Control Through Pharmacist Interventions: A Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials,” Santschi et al. provided statistics “Elevated blood pressure (BP) is also another major cause of death worldwide In the United States in 2009-2010, there was an estimation of
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Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), “non-adherence to cardio-protective medications increased the risk of cardiovascular hospitalization and mortality, and poor adherence to heart failure medications increased the number of cardiovascular-related emergency department visits” (2013). This quote explains why non-adherence is an important cause of CVDs because of the patients not taking their medications and not improving their lifestyle to reduce the risks of cardiovascular diseases leading to more hospital visits for the patients to treat CVD. Some examples of how they can improve their lifestyles include exercising and changing eating habits by avoiding unhealthy foods and eating healthy foods like fruits and vegetables. There are five important dimensions of non-adherence: the health care system, patient-related factors, therapy-related factors, condition-related factors, and social and economic …show more content…
According to Santschi et al. (2014), “the important component of an effective pharmacist intervention such as adequate pharmacist training e.g., measurement of BP or management of hypertension” (p. 8). There are numerous types of blood pressure monitors that are in the pharmacy setting from personal experience at working in retail pharmacy, including digital BP monitors that are available in the pharmacy store. The pharmacist should educate the patient on how to use the BP monitor and tell them what the values on the monitor indicate, as well as provide the goals of the blood pressure values of certain age groups of the patient for systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure. If the patient has hypertension, then the pharmacist can provide suggestions on how to make the BP normal, such as improving the diet, physical activity, and reducing sodium levels. Pharmacists can improve their measurement skills of using the blood pressure monitors by having practice and being knowledgeable of the numbers on the monitor, as well as explaining what each number represents and what the normal value should be for certain age groups of the patients. This can help from the patient side because they can learn how to use the BP monitors at home and record the values, so that they can
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), “non-adherence to cardio-protective medications increased the risk of cardiovascular hospitalization and mortality, and poor adherence to heart failure medications increased the number of cardiovascular-related emergency department visits” (2013). This quote explains why non-adherence is an important cause of CVDs because of the patients not taking their medications and not improving their lifestyle to reduce the risks of cardiovascular diseases leading to more hospital visits for the patients to treat CVD. Some examples of how they can improve their lifestyles include exercising and changing eating habits by avoiding unhealthy foods and eating healthy foods like fruits and vegetables. There are five important dimensions of non-adherence: the health care system, patient-related factors, therapy-related factors, condition-related factors, and social and economic …show more content…
According to Santschi et al. (2014), “the important component of an effective pharmacist intervention such as adequate pharmacist training e.g., measurement of BP or management of hypertension” (p. 8). There are numerous types of blood pressure monitors that are in the pharmacy setting from personal experience at working in retail pharmacy, including digital BP monitors that are available in the pharmacy store. The pharmacist should educate the patient on how to use the BP monitor and tell them what the values on the monitor indicate, as well as provide the goals of the blood pressure values of certain age groups of the patient for systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure. If the patient has hypertension, then the pharmacist can provide suggestions on how to make the BP normal, such as improving the diet, physical activity, and reducing sodium levels. Pharmacists can improve their measurement skills of using the blood pressure monitors by having practice and being knowledgeable of the numbers on the monitor, as well as explaining what each number represents and what the normal value should be for certain age groups of the patients. This can help from the patient side because they can learn how to use the BP monitors at home and record the values, so that they can