Economic Impact of Pharmacist-Participated Medication Management for Elderly Patients in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review

This systematic review examined the varied studies that have assessed the economic impact of pharmacist-participated medication management for nursing home residents older than 65 years of age. The articles published during 1990-2017 were found through PubMed, EMBASE and Ovid Medline. After the sele...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2019-08, Vol.16 (16), p.2955
Main Authors: Kwak, Arim, Moon, Yoo Jin, Song, Yun-Kyoung, Yun, Hwi-Yeol, Kim, Kyungim
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cost analysis
Cost effectiveness
Drug stores
Economic impact
Expenditures
Geriatrics
Health care
Health care policy
Heterogeneity
Humans
Impact analysis
Interdisciplinary aspects
Long term health care
Medication Therapy Management - economics
Nursing homes
Nursing Homes - economics
Older people
Participation
Pharmacists
Pharmacists - economics
Quality
Review
Studies
Systematic review
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Summary:This systematic review examined the varied studies that have assessed the economic impact of pharmacist-participated medication management for nursing home residents older than 65 years of age. The articles published during 1990-2017 were found through PubMed, EMBASE and Ovid Medline. After the selection process by independent reviewers, a total of 12 studies were included. The quality of the selected articles was assessed using the Effective Public Health Practice Project checklist for economic studies. The articles were highly heterogeneous in terms of study design, pharmacist participation type, and measures of economic outcome. Therefore, the results are presented narratively according to the type of pharmacist involvement featured in the articles: interprofessional networks, interprofessional coordination, or interprofessional teamwork. Of the eight studies performing statistical comparison analyses, one study of interprofessional coordination and three of interprofessional teamwork showed statistically significant positive economic outcomes. The remaining four studies showed non-significant tendencies towards favorable economic outcomes. This review provides insights into the essential features of successful pharmacist-participated medication management for elderly patients in nursing homes.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph16162955