SMART Pharmacists Serving the New Needs of the Post-COVID Patients, Leaving No-One Behind
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Šipetić, TatjanaRajković, Dragana
Bogavac-Stanojević, Nataša
Marinković, Valentina
Meštrović, Arijana
Rouse, Michael J.
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This study aims to demonstrate the improvements in clinical symptoms in patients with post-COVID syndrome after a community pharmacy-based intervention in Serbia. The Pharmaceutical Chamber of Serbia ("Chamber") invited pharmacists to deliver post-COVID patient care counselling, supported by the SMART Pharmacist Program, offering education and guidance. Present symptoms, duration and patient self-reported severity of symptoms on a scale of 1-5 on the first visit were recorded. After the counselling and proposed self-medication treatment, the time of the follow-up visit and the severity of the recorded symptoms were also recorded. The prospective data collection lasted from December 2021 to September 2022. In total, 871 patients with post-COVID symptoms were included in the study, served by 53 pharmacists. The most frequently reported post-COVID symptoms coincided with the literature, mostly related to the respiratory system (51.2%), immunity status (32.2%), fatigue and exhaustion (30.7...%), skin, hair and nails (27.4%) and cognitive functions (27.9%). A total of 26.5% of patients were referred to their family physician (general practitioner), and 69.5% returned to the pharmacist for a follow-up visit. On the first visit, the median severity of patients' symptoms was three, while on the second visit it dropped to one. The pharmacists' intervention led to a significant improvement in the post-COVID patients' condition.
Кључне речи:
SMART pharmacist / community pharmacy-based intervention / post-COVID symptoms / long COVID / follow-up visit / severity of symptoms / self-medication / continuing professional developmentИзвор:
Pharmacy, 2023, 11, 2, 61-Издавач:
- MDPI
Финансирање / пројекти:
- Министарство науке, технолошког развоја и иновација Републике Србије, институционално финансирање - 200161 (Универзитет у Београду, Фармацеутски факултет) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200161)
DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy11020061
ISSN: 2226-4787
PubMed: 36961039
WoS: 000984048600001
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PharmacyTY - JOUR AU - Šipetić, Tatjana AU - Rajković, Dragana AU - Bogavac-Stanojević, Nataša AU - Marinković, Valentina AU - Meštrović, Arijana AU - Rouse, Michael J. PY - 2023 UR - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5517 AB - This study aims to demonstrate the improvements in clinical symptoms in patients with post-COVID syndrome after a community pharmacy-based intervention in Serbia. The Pharmaceutical Chamber of Serbia ("Chamber") invited pharmacists to deliver post-COVID patient care counselling, supported by the SMART Pharmacist Program, offering education and guidance. Present symptoms, duration and patient self-reported severity of symptoms on a scale of 1-5 on the first visit were recorded. After the counselling and proposed self-medication treatment, the time of the follow-up visit and the severity of the recorded symptoms were also recorded. The prospective data collection lasted from December 2021 to September 2022. In total, 871 patients with post-COVID symptoms were included in the study, served by 53 pharmacists. The most frequently reported post-COVID symptoms coincided with the literature, mostly related to the respiratory system (51.2%), immunity status (32.2%), fatigue and exhaustion (30.7%), skin, hair and nails (27.4%) and cognitive functions (27.9%). A total of 26.5% of patients were referred to their family physician (general practitioner), and 69.5% returned to the pharmacist for a follow-up visit. On the first visit, the median severity of patients' symptoms was three, while on the second visit it dropped to one. The pharmacists' intervention led to a significant improvement in the post-COVID patients' condition. PB - MDPI T2 - Pharmacy T1 - SMART Pharmacists Serving the New Needs of the Post-COVID Patients, Leaving No-One Behind VL - 11 IS - 2 SP - 61 DO - 10.3390/pharmacy11020061 ER -
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Šipetić, T., Rajković, D., Bogavac-Stanojević, N., Marinković, V., Meštrović, A.,& Rouse, M. J.. (2023). SMART Pharmacists Serving the New Needs of the Post-COVID Patients, Leaving No-One Behind. in Pharmacy MDPI., 11(2), 61. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy11020061
Šipetić T, Rajković D, Bogavac-Stanojević N, Marinković V, Meštrović A, Rouse MJ. SMART Pharmacists Serving the New Needs of the Post-COVID Patients, Leaving No-One Behind. in Pharmacy. 2023;11(2):61. doi:10.3390/pharmacy11020061 .
Šipetić, Tatjana, Rajković, Dragana, Bogavac-Stanojević, Nataša, Marinković, Valentina, Meštrović, Arijana, Rouse, Michael J., "SMART Pharmacists Serving the New Needs of the Post-COVID Patients, Leaving No-One Behind" in Pharmacy, 11, no. 2 (2023):61, https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy11020061 . .