OUTCOMES RESEARCH INTERESTS OF A COMMUNITY PHARMACIST RESEARCH NETWORK

Author(s)

Wade WE, Spruill WJ, Taylor AT, Longe RL, College of Pharmacy, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA

This purpose of this project was to document the outcomes research interests of members of a State-wide Community Pharmacist Research Network (CPR-Net). METHOD: Pharmacists electing to participate in the CPR-Net completed a survey in which they were asked to rank on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 = low interest, 5 = high interest) their interest in conducting outcomes related research projects (Pharmacy Care, Health Related Quality of Life, Pharmacoeconomics and Product Evaluation) in 21 disease states. These projects would be conducted in their pharmacies in conjunction with four faculty members from a college of pharmacy. RESULTS: CPR-Net members ranked diabetes mellitus and hypertension as the most common disorders (93.8% each) in which they would be interested in conducting research projects. Other diseases in which a high interest level was demonstrated include asthma (85.4%), hypercholesterolemia (83.3%), and arthritis (81.2%). An intermediate level of interest was demonstrated with COPD (77%), Allergic rhinitis (77%), Child health issues (77%), and Peptic Ulcer disease (72.9%). Diseases in which a low interest level was expressed include Aids/HIV (18.8%), epilepsy (12.5%), and thyroid disorders (12.5%). Additionally, 10.4% of pharmacists expressed low interest levels in conducting studies in patients with arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, depression, and anxiety. CONCLUSION: Community pharmacists in this research network are most interested in conducting outcomes related research projects in patients with common, expensive, chronic diseases.

Conference/Value in Health Info

1998-05, ISPOR 1998, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Value in Health, Vol. 1, No. 1 (May/June 1998)

Code

PMD4

Topic

Economic Evaluation

Topic Subcategory

Cost/Cost of Illness/Resource Use Studies

Disease

Multiple Diseases

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