Professionals’ and Patients’ Perspectives on Criteria for Referring Hypertensive Patients to Comprehensive Medication Management Services in Public Primary Health Care

Bibliographic Data

ID15470600
AuthorsMaria do Carmo Vilas Boas Sousa (0000-0001-8779-8323, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, corresponding author), Emerson Do Nascimento (0000-0002-3244-2271, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Elizabeth Do Nascimento (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Simone De Araújo Medina Mendonça (0000-0001-5792-0682, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Clarice Chemello (0000-0002-1234-1561, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais)
Year2023
Volume20
Issue7
Pages5233-5233
Publication date2023-03-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20075233
PMID37047848
OpenAlexW4360615978
LanguageEN
References cited28

Patient prioritization in comprehensive medication management services allows coordinating care and guiding patients according to their clinical profile and their medication use. The aim of the study is to identify and describe factors that indicate the need for comprehensive medication management services among primary care hypertension patients within a public health system from the perspective of patients, pharmacists, nurses and physicians. A qualitative study was carried out with interviews with nurses, pharmacists and physicians (n = 20), and two focus groups with hypertensive patients (n = 12) at primary health care facilities and a public outdoor fitness area between January and February 2019 in Brazil. All interviews were transcribed and analyzed using the Atlas.ti ® software. The data analysis revealed the following factors indicative of the need to refer hypertension patients to a pharmacist: lifestyle habits, comorbidities, health care utilization and medication use. The issues identified and the information obtained from the qualitative research and compared with literature studies reviewed allowed defining dimensions that should be considered as an aid in the selection of uncontrolled hypertensive patients for comprehensive medication management services

Family medicine · Focus group · Health care · MEDLINE · Pharmacist · Primary care · Prioritization · Public health · Qualitative research · Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies · Health, Nursing, Elderly Care · Medicine · Nursing · Public Health in Brazil · Pharmacy

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