Effects of pharmacist interventions on cardiovascular risk factors and outcomes: An umbrella review of meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Issued Date
2022-07-01
Resource Type
ISSN
03065251
eISSN
13652125
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85125997780
Pubmed ID
35174525
Journal Title
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Volume
88
Issue
7
Start Page
3064
End Page
3077
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Vol.88 No.7 (2022) , 3064-3077
Suggested Citation
Rattanavipanon W., Chaiyasothi T., Puchsaka P., Mungkornkaew R., Nathisuwan S., Veettil S.K., Chaiyakunapruk N. Effects of pharmacist interventions on cardiovascular risk factors and outcomes: An umbrella review of meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Vol.88 No.7 (2022) , 3064-3077. 3077. doi:10.1111/bcp.15279 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/86854
Title
Effects of pharmacist interventions on cardiovascular risk factors and outcomes: An umbrella review of meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
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Abstract
Aims: To grade the evidence from published meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that assessed effects of pharmacist intervention on cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular outcomes. Methods: MEDLINE, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were searched from database inception to July 2021. Meta-analyses of RCTs were eligible. Quality of evidence were assessed by GRADE approach. Results: From 9308 publications, 149 full-text articles were evaluated for eligibility, and 24 studies with 85 unique meta-analyses that assessed effects of pharmacist intervention on cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular outcomes were selected. Overall, 71.7% (61/85) of unique meta-analyses showed significant impacts of pharmacist intervention. For the quality of evidence, 63.4% of meta-analyses had large heterogeneity (I2 > 50%) while 1.2, 16.5, 32.9 and 49.4% of meta-analyses were graded as high, moderate, low and very low quality based on GRADE approach, respectively. Among meta-analyses with moderate quality, pharmacist interventions significantly mitigated risk factors (including 6/3 mmHg reduction of blood pressure, increased the rate of lipid control, glucose control and smoking cessation (pooled odds ratio, [95% confidence interval] 1.91 [1.55, 2.35], 3.11 [2.3, 4.3] and 2.3 [1.33, 3.97], respectively) and improved medication adherence (1.67 [1.38, 2.02]). Furthermore, pharmacist interventions significantly reduced all-cause mortality (0.72 [0.58, 0.89]) and improved quality of life in patients suffering from chronic heart failure. Conclusion: This umbrella review found convincing evidence that pharmacist intervention can provide a wide range of benefits in cardiovascular disease management, ranging from risk factor control, improvement in medication adherence and, in some settings, reduction in morbidity and mortality.