Assessment Of Medication Therapy Management Service Outcome Among Epilepsy Patients On Follow-up Care At Ambulatory Clinic Of Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital

Background: The provision of medication therapy management services aims to prevent,rnidentify and resolve drug-related problems (DTPs), thereby reducing morbidity and mortality asrnwell as helping patients achieve improved clinical outcomes. Epilepsy is one of the mostrncommon neurological diseases affecting about 45.9 million people globally. However, aboutrn90% of them are not receiving appropriate treatment due to lack of prioritization, poor healthrncare system, and inadequate supply of antiepileptic drugs. rnObjective: This study aimed to assess the outcome of medication therapy management servicernamong epileptic patients on follow up care at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital. rnMethods: A pre/post study design and systematic random sampling technique were utilized.rnData was collected through patient interview, medical charts and electronic data record review.rnCipolle’s DTP classification, Treatment Satisfaction with Medicine Questionnaire, and MoriskyrnMedication Adherence Scale were used as data collection tools. Data were entered and analyzedrnusing statistical package for social science version 21. Descriptive statistics were used tornsummarize patients’ characteristics and paired sample t –test and McNamara’s was performedrnto examine the effect of intervention in the pre- and post-intervention phases. Inferentialrnstatistics (independent t-tests and logistic regression analysis) were used to examine therninfluences of different variables on outcome. P

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