Determining the Clinical Effectiveness and Patient Satisfaction of a Pharmacist-managed Travel Medicine Clinic Under an Expanded Scope of Practice
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 103
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- The proportion of recommended pre-travel vaccinations administered before departure according to chart review
研究概览
简要总结
This study will evaluate the clinical effectiveness of, and patient satisfaction with, pre-travel consultations provided by a pharmacist with specialty training in travel medicine and the authorization to prescribe medications and administer vaccinations.
详细描述
The study will be conducted at the Travel Health Network, a full-service travel medicine clinic located in St. Albert, Alberta. Care will be provided by a pharmacist with a specialized practice in travel medicine, authorization to prescribe vaccines and prescription drugs, and authorization to administer vaccines by injection.
The study will be a prospective mixed-methods cohort study, describing patients receiving care from a pharmacist-managed travel medicine clinic and their travel health needs, and evaluating their adherence to recommended vaccines and oral therapies, satisfaction with the care provided, and their health status and management of health issues arising while travelling. Chart reviews will elicit descriptive quantitative data related to patients' travel medicine needs and adherence to recommended vaccinations and oral pharmacotherapy, followed by surveys containing open-ended qualitative questions to elicit overall patient satisfaction and the management of any health issues encountered during travel. Due to the nature of the study involving patients presenting to the clinic for a consultation, neither a control group nor blinding is possible.
A convenience sample of 100 subjects will be enrolled.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Receiving a pre-travel consultation at the Travel Health Network clinic in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
排除标准
- •Travellers with an expected return date after September 1, 2016
- •Those receiving consultations as part of a group with the same itinerary (e.g., families, group vacations) will be asked to identify one member to participate in order to minimize repetition among participants.
结局指标
主要结局
The proportion of recommended pre-travel vaccinations administered before departure according to chart review
时间窗: Up to 7 months.
From date of pre-travel consultation until the date of travel departure according to participant's planned itinerary, assessed up to September 2016.
The proportion of recommended pre-travel oral pharmacotherapies dispensed before departure by a community pharmacy according to electronic health record
时间窗: Up to 7 months.
From date of pre-travel consultation until the date of travel departure according to participant's planned itinerary, assessed up to September 2016.
次要结局
- Frequency of management strategies of any health issues over the course of travel according to participant self-report through an online survey(1 week following return from travel according to participant's planned itinerary)
- Number of reports of any health issues over the course of travel according to participant self-report through an online survey(1 week following return from travel according to participant's planned itinerary)
- Frequency of reason(s) for declining any recommended vaccines or medications according to participant self-report through an online survey(1 week following return from travel according to participant's planned itinerary)
- Average satisfaction (along 1-5 scale) with care provided elicited through an online survey post-travel(1 week following return from travel according to participant's planned itinerary)