The Impact of a Pharmacist-Led Hypertension Medication Management Program on Older People in a Skilled Nursing Facility. 2022

Rachel Stone, and Aida Oganesyan, and Noachim Marco, and Rick Smith, and Janice Hoffman
1 Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California.

Objective To illustrate the impact of a pharmacist-led hypertension medication management program on skilled nursing facility residents. Design Sixteen-week retrospective, observational study. Setting Long-term care, local skilled nursing facility. Patients, Participants Subjects with a diagnosis of hypertension and treated with at least one antihypertensive medication were identified using electronic health records. The subjects also needed to be enrolled in the Hypertension Medication Management Program, and were excluded if receiving hospice or psychiatric treatment or had active infection with COVID-19. Initially, 120 residents were eligible with 54 in an intervention and 66 in a control group. At 16-weeks, a total of 67 residents remained after some were lost to follow-up. Interventions Under a collaborative practice agreement, a pharmacist optimized medications, ordered monitoring of vital signs, and relevant labs in conjunction with standard physician care (intervention): these subjects were compared to those who received standard physician care alone (control). Results There was a significant difference in the proportion of subjects who attained treatment goals for diastolic BP, but not for systolic BP or mean arterial pressure. The proportion of subjects in the intervention group who had falls, hospitalization or death was not significantly different between groups. diastolic pressure (90.9% and 38.0%; P < 0.0001; 86.7% and 32.4%; P < 0.0001) but not for systolic and mean arterial pressure at 8 and 16 weeks. For secondary endpoints, there was clinical significance in de-prescribing incidence (P < 0.0001) but not for fall events, hospitalizations, and death. However, control group had 11% more falls and 1.2% more hospitalizations. Conclusion A pharmacist-led hypertension program appeared to impact skilled nursing facility residents by allowing attainment of maintaining diastolic blood pressure, goals de-prescribing events, and reducing fall incidence and hospitalization. The intervention has the potential to promote de-prescribing but does not appear to have increased the prevalence of serious adverse outcomes relative to standard practice.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006973 Hypertension Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more. Blood Pressure, High,Blood Pressures, High,High Blood Pressure,High Blood Pressures
D010595 Pharmacists Those persons legally qualified by education and training to engage in the practice of pharmacy. Clinical Pharmacists,Community Pharmacists,Retail Pharmacists,Clinical Pharmacist,Community Pharmacist,Pharmacist,Pharmacist, Clinical,Pharmacist, Community,Pharmacist, Retail,Pharmacists, Clinical,Pharmacists, Community,Pharmacists, Retail,Retail Pharmacist
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000086382 COVID-19 A viral disorder generally characterized by high FEVER; COUGH; DYSPNEA; CHILLS; PERSISTENT TREMOR; MUSCLE PAIN; HEADACHE; SORE THROAT; a new loss of taste and/or smell (see AGEUSIA and ANOSMIA) and other symptoms of a VIRAL PNEUMONIA. In severe cases, a myriad of coagulopathy associated symptoms often correlating with COVID-19 severity is seen (e.g., BLOOD COAGULATION; THROMBOSIS; ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; SEIZURES; HEART ATTACK; STROKE; multiple CEREBRAL INFARCTIONS; KIDNEY FAILURE; catastrophic ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY SYNDROME and/or DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION). In younger patients, rare inflammatory syndromes are sometimes associated with COVID-19 (e.g., atypical KAWASAKI SYNDROME; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; pediatric multisystem inflammatory disease; and CYTOKINE STORM SYNDROME). A coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, in the genus BETACORONAVIRUS is the causative agent. 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease,2019 Novel Coronavirus Infection,2019-nCoV Disease,2019-nCoV Infection,COVID-19 Pandemic,COVID-19 Pandemics,COVID-19 Virus Disease,COVID-19 Virus Infection,Coronavirus Disease 2019,Coronavirus Disease-19,SARS Coronavirus 2 Infection,SARS-CoV-2 Infection,Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection,COVID19,2019 nCoV Disease,2019 nCoV Infection,2019-nCoV Diseases,2019-nCoV Infections,COVID 19,COVID 19 Pandemic,COVID 19 Virus Disease,COVID 19 Virus Infection,COVID-19 Virus Diseases,COVID-19 Virus Infections,Coronavirus Disease 19,Disease 2019, Coronavirus,Disease, 2019-nCoV,Disease, COVID-19 Virus,Infection, 2019-nCoV,Infection, COVID-19 Virus,Infection, SARS-CoV-2,Pandemic, COVID-19,SARS CoV 2 Infection,SARS-CoV-2 Infections,Virus Disease, COVID-19,Virus Infection, COVID-19
D000086402 SARS-CoV-2 A species of BETACORONAVIRUS causing atypical respiratory disease (COVID-19) in humans. The organism was first identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China. The natural host is the Chinese intermediate horseshoe bat, RHINOLOPHUS affinis. 2019 Novel Coronavirus,COVID-19 Virus,COVID19 Virus,Coronavirus Disease 2019 Virus,SARS Coronavirus 2,SARS-CoV-2 Virus,Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2,Wuhan Coronavirus,Wuhan Seafood Market Pneumonia Virus,2019-nCoV,2019 Novel Coronaviruses,COVID 19 Virus,COVID-19 Viruses,COVID19 Viruses,Coronavirus 2, SARS,Coronavirus, 2019 Novel,Coronavirus, Wuhan,Novel Coronavirus, 2019,SARS CoV 2 Virus,SARS-CoV-2 Viruses,Virus, COVID-19,Virus, COVID19,Virus, SARS-CoV-2,Viruses, COVID19
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D012866 Skilled Nursing Facilities Extended care facilities which provide skilled nursing care or rehabilitation services for inpatients on a daily basis. Extended Care Facilities,Facilities, Skilled Nursing,Nursing Facilities, Skilled,Care Facilities, Extended,Care Facility, Extended,Extended Care Facility,Facilities, Extended Care,Facility, Extended Care,Facility, Skilled Nursing,Nursing Facility, Skilled,Skilled Nursing Facility
D054539 Medication Therapy Management Assistance in managing and monitoring drug therapy for patients receiving treatment for cancer or chronic conditions such as asthma and diabetes, consulting with patients and their families on the proper use of medication; conducting wellness and disease prevention programs to improve public health; overseeing medication use in a variety of settings. Drug Therapy Management,MEDICARE Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003,Management, Drug Therapy,Management, Medication Therapy,Therapy Management, Drug,Therapy Management, Medication

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