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Evaluations Of Outpatients Proper Use Of Insulin Injections And Counseling By Pharmacist In Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital |
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| Creator | Chayanin Kumlung |
| Title | Evaluations Of Outpatients Proper Use Of Insulin Injections And Counseling By Pharmacist In Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital |
| Contributor | Sansern Malithong |
| Publisher | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences KKU |
| Publication Year | 2558 |
| Journal Title | Isan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Journal Vol. | 11 |
| Journal No. | 1 |
| Page no. | 58-78 |
| Keyword | evaluations, counseling, insulin injections |
| URL Website | https://tci-thaijo.org/index.php/IJPS |
| Website title | Isan Journal ofPharmaceutical Sciences; IJPS |
| ISSN | 19050852 |
| Abstract | Objective: To evaluate the effect of pharmacist's counseling related to insulin administration including insulin administration technique, knowledge in diabetes mellitus and insulin administration. HbA1C and patient's opinions related to pharmacist's counseling were also assessed. Methods: The quasi-experimental study collected data from diabetic outpatients in Nopparatrajathanee Hospital, who had been used insulin injection with syringe or penfill (novopen 3). The evaluation was conducted before and after pharmacist's counseling. Paired t-test were used to analyze data. Results: Seventy insulin-requiring patients were recruited. These patients were divided in to syringe (n=35) and penfill (n=35) groups. The results showed that the mean age of patients was 61.1?12.3 years (syringe) and 55.7?11.2 years (penfill), co-morbidity was hypertension. They were almost type 2 diabetes mellitus, having diabetics for 13.7?7.8 years (syringe) and 14.0?7.2 years (penfill). Patients had been treated with insulin for 3.8?3.7 years (syringe) and 5.4?4.6 years (penfill). The evaluation indicated that pharmacist's counseling had significant increasing effects on insulin administration technique, knowledge in diabetes mellitus and insulin administration (p<0.001). Although the mean level of HbA1C was not decrease significantly, but trends to decreasing in penfill groups. Almost patients in syringe (80.0%) and penfill (62.9%) groups were mostly agreed that pharmacist's counseling which related to insulin administration was necessary. Conclusion: Pharmacist's counseling related to insulin administration was necessary to increase insulin administration technique. |
