Community pharmacy type 2 diabetes risk assessment: demographics and risk results

Twigg, Michael J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0910-3850, Wright, David J., Thornley, Tracey and Haynes, Lisa (2015) Community pharmacy type 2 diabetes risk assessment: demographics and risk results. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 23 (1). pp. 80-82. ISSN 0961-7671

Preview

PDF (IJPP final paper) - Published Version Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives. Download (187kB) | Preview

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the demographics and risk results of patients accessing a community pharmacy diabetes risk assessment service. Method: Participating patients underwent an assessment using a validated questionnaire to determine their 10-year risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Patients were given appropriate lifestyle advice or referred to their general practitioner if necessary. Key findings: In total, 21 302 risk assessments were performed. Nearly one-third (29%) of 3427 risk assessments analysed yielded a result of moderate or high chance of developing the condition. Conclusions: Community pharmacies can identify a significant number of patients at risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the next 10 years. Further follow-up work needs to be done to determine the cost-effectiveness of such a service and the consequences of receiving a risk assessment.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2014 The Authors. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Royal Pharmaceutical Society. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	community pharmacy,diabetes,diet,health promotion,risk assessment,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Pharmacy (former - to 2024)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Medicines Management (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Patient Care
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	25 Jul 2014 15:24
Last Modified:	01 Nov 2024 00:38
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/49721
DOI:	10.1111/ijpp.12139

Downloads

Actions (login required)

View Item