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Concordance between pharmacotherapeutic complexity calculated and perceived by HIV+ patients with antiretroviral treatment / Concordancia entre la complejidad farmacoterapéutica calculada y la percibida por los pacientes VIH+ en tratamiento antirretroviral
Manzano-García, Mercedes; Serrano-Giménez, Reyes; Robustillo-Cortés, María de las Aguas; Morillo-Verdugo, Ramón.
Affiliation
  • Manzano-García, Mercedes; Valme Hospital. Pharmacy Department. Seville. Spain
  • Serrano-Giménez, Reyes; Valme Hospital. Pharmacy Department. Seville. Spain
  • Robustillo-Cortés, María de las Aguas; Riotinto General Hospital. Pharmacy Department. Spain
  • Morillo-Verdugo, Ramón; Valme Hospital. Pharmacy Department. Seville. Spain
Farm. hosp ; 43(1): 31-35, ene.-feb. 2019. tab
Article in English | IBECS | ID: ibc-182585
Responsible library: ES1.1
Localization: BNCS
ABSTRACT

Objective:

To determine the difference between the pharmacotherapeutic complexity index by Medication Regimen Complexity Index and it's perceived by patients through a visual analogue scale in patients HIV+ with antiretroviral treatment.

Method:

Prospective, observational study of patients HIV+ > 18 years of age with stable antiretroviral treatment in the last three months, followed up by external consultations of pharmaceutical care between October'17 and February'18. The main variable of the study was the concordance between the median of the score obtained in the pharmacotherapeutic complexity perceived by the patients using the visual analog scale whose range of values oscillates between 0-10, categorized in low complexity (0-1) and high complexity (2-10), and the median of the score obtained for the theoretical pharmacotherapeutic complexity using the Medication Regimen Complexity Index tool whose ranges of values oscillate between 1 and infinity, categorized in low complexity (0-11) and high complexity > 11. The overall complexity was calculated antiretroviral treatment and concomitant treatment.

Results:

We included 236 patients in the study. There was a discrete concordance between the pharmacotherapeutic complexity perceived by the patients and that calculated according to the Medication Regimen Complexity Index tool (Cohen's Kappa index 0.203). The median of the Medication Regimen Complexity Index of the total medication was 6 (interquartile range 4-10) versus the median of the Complexity Index measured by visual analog scale of 2 (interquartile range 0-4).

Conclusions:

Patients perceive a pharmacotherapeutic complexity lower than that calculated. Therefore, we must include the two scales in pharmaceutical care for a better understanding of the patient's perception
RESUMEN

Objetivo:

Determinar la diferencia entre el índice de complejidad farmaco- terapéutica calculado mediante la herramienta Medication Regimen Complexity Index y el percibido por los pacientes a través de la escala visual analógica en pacientes VIH+ en tratamiento antirretroviral.

Método:

Estudio prospectivo, observacional de pacientes VIH+ > 18 años con tratamiento antirretroviral estable desde los últimos tres meses, en seguimiento por las consultas de atención farmacéutica entre octubre de 2017 y febrero de 2018. La variable principal fue la concordancia entre la mediana obtenida de la complejidad farmacoterapéutica percibida por los pacientes mediante la escala visual analógica, cuyos valores oscilan entre 0-10, permitiendo categorizar la complejidad en baja (0-1) y alta complejidad (2-10), y la mediana del cálculo del índice de complejidad farmacoterapéutica medido mediante la herramienta Medication Regimen Complexity Index, cuyos rangos oscilan entre 1 e infinito, categorizada en complejidad baja (0-11) y complejidad alta (mayor de 11). La complejidad farmacoterapéutica fue calculada teniendo en cuenta el tratamiento global del paciente tratamiento antirretroviral y tratamiento concomitante.

Resultados:

Se incluyeron 236 pacientes en el estudio. Hubo una discreta concordancia entre la complejidad farmacoterapéutica percibida por el paciente y la calculada mediante la herramienta Medication Regimen Complexity Index (índice de Kappa de Cohen 0,203). La mediana del índice Medication Regimen Complexity global fue de 6 (rango intercuartil 4-10) frente a la mediana del índice de complejidad farmacoterapéutica percibida por los pacientes 2 (rango intercuartil 0-4).

Conclusiones:

Los pacientes perciben una complejidad farmacoterapéutica menor que la calculada. Por lo tanto, debemos incluir las dos escalas farmacoterapéuticas para conseguir un mejor entendimiento de la percepción de los pacientes
Subject(s)

Full text: Available Collection: National databases / Spain Database: IBECS Main subject: HIV Infections / HIV Seropositivity / Anti-Retroviral Agents Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Farm. hosp Year: 2019 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Riotinto General Hospital/Spain / Valme Hospital/Spain

Full text: Available Collection: National databases / Spain Database: IBECS Main subject: HIV Infections / HIV Seropositivity / Anti-Retroviral Agents Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Farm. hosp Year: 2019 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Riotinto General Hospital/Spain / Valme Hospital/Spain
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