Implementation of a self-measured blood pressure program in a community pharmacy: A pilot study

Jarvis, Heather; Oprinovich, Sarah M.; Guthrie, Kendall D.

doi:10.1016/j.japh.2021.10.032

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“…Responding to the challenge of chronic disease, the Chinese government has integrated patient empowerment into chronic disease management programs ( 7 ). Intervention based on empowerment theory has been widely used in the management of chronic diseases, such as hypertension ( 8 ), chronic kidney disease ( 9 ) and diabetes mellitus ( 10 ). Nevertheless, the existing health education and empowerment methods for the elderly patients are obscure and boring, and difficult to adhere to for a long time.…”

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An empowerment-based, healthy dietary behavioral intervention to ameliorate functional constipation

Wang

Zhong²,

Liu³

et al. 2023

Front. Nutr.

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ObjectiveTo explore the boost effect on ameliorating functional constipation in elderly patients through empowerment-based, healthy dietary behavioral intervention.DesignIn this randomized parallel group study, elderly patients with functional constipation were recruited and assigned to the experimental and control groups at a ratio of 1:1. The control group received routine intervention. The experimental group received 3-month empowerment-based intervention. The results were evaluated based on the Healthy Lifestyle and Personal Control Questionnaire (HLPCQ) and Cleveland Clinic Constipation Score (CCS). GraphPad Prism (Version 9) software was used for the statistical analysis.SettingAs the world's population ages, functional constipation in the elderly has attracted widespread attention. The practical behavioral intervention to ameliorate constipation are worth exploring.ParticipantsSixty elderly patients with functional constipation.ResultsThe study results showed no significant difference in the baseline data between the two groups (P > 0.05). After the intervention, the scores of HLPCQ (77.90 ± 14.57 vs. 61.11 ± 13.64) and CCS (7.48 ± 3.73 vs. 9.70 ± 3.07) in the experimental group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05).ConclusionThe results showed that empowerment-based intervention can effectively strengthen the healthy dietary behavior of elderly patients. Through patient empowerment, the subjective initiative and willingness to communicate were boosted in the experimental group. Their symptoms of functional constipation improved considerably better than in the control group.

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