Evaluation of Pharmacist Care for Hypertension in the Veterans Affairs Patient-centered Medical Home: A Retrospective Case-control Study

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 539.e1-539.e6

  Zillich, Alan J ^a,b   Jaynes, Heather A ^a   Bex, Susan D ^b   Boldt, Amy S ^b   Walston, Cassandra M ^b   Ramsey, Darin C ^b,c   Sutherland, Jason M ^d   Bravata, Dawn M ^b,e  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BUTLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Care management; Disease management; Hypertension; Outcomes; Pharmaceutical Care; Pharmacy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCOPE OF PRACTICE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VETERANS HEALTH; AGED; CASE MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CASE MANAGEMENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84929046786     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.11.027     Document Type: Article

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