Impact Of Medication Therapy Management Interventions On Drug Therapy Problems Medication Adherence And Treatment Satisfaction Among Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients At Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital Addis Ababa Ethio

Medication therapy management (MTM) interventions are a promising way to manage arncomplex disease like heart failure (HF). Medical therapy of HF has become increasinglyrncomplex which make HF patients are at high risk for developing drug therapy problemsrn(DTPs) and medication non-adherent. This study aimed to assess the impact of MTMrnintervention on DTPs, medication adherence, and treatment satisfaction amongrnambulatory HF patients. A quasi-experimental study was conducted among 423 HFrnpatients. Cipolle et al. DTP classification schemes used to classify DTPs. Medicationrnadherence was determined using the eight-item Morisky medication adherence scale, andrndrug-drug interactions were assessed using Micromedex drug interaction checkers. Therndata were entered in Epidata version 4.2.0 and analyzed using SPSS version 25.0rnstatistical software. Descriptive statistics such as mean, percent, and frequency were usedrnto summarize patients‟ characteristics. Univariable and multivariable linear regressionrnwas used. In the pre-intervention phase, 288 DTPs were identified with a mean (SD) ofrn1.3±1.1. A significant reduction of DTPs (0.67± 1.1, p

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