Abstract
Objectives: This scoping review collated evidence of the pharmaceutical care needs of people with sensory loss (SL). Methods: Electronic databases were searched with no limit on year of publication: Medline (1946); Embase; Cinahl (1979); and Web of Science (1985). Search terms included the following: pharmacy; sight/hearing/dual impairment. Studies were included if they involved people with SL requiring pharmaceutical care and/or pharmacists/pharmacy support staff providing pharmaceutical care for people with SL. All study designs were eligible. This was a scoping review, and as such, the quality of studies was not formally evaluated. Key findings: Eleven studies were included. People with SL had lower levels of medication knowledge than their peers without SL. People with SL were identified as being at higher risk of iatrogenic harm than people without SL. Communication was a barrier to the provision of pharmaceutical care for people with hearing loss, with pharmacists relying on the provision of written information. The prevalence of SL increases with age, yet only two studies included older people. No studies involved family or carers of people with SL, people with dual loss or people with SL receiving polypharmacy. Conclusions: There is a paucity of data regarding the pharmaceutical care needs of people with SL. Unmet pharmaceutical care needs put people with SL at increased risk of harm from their medicines. A detailed understanding of the needs of people with SL is required which will inform future delivery of pharmaceutical care for this vulnerable population.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 380-386 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | International Journal of Pharmacy Practice |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Early online date | 19 Jun 2018 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2018 |
Keywords
- hearing loss
- patient safety
- pharmaceutical services
- scoping review
- vision disorders
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacy
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Health Policy
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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A scoping review of the pharmaceutical care needs of people with sensory loss. / Killick, Kirsty; McAden, Leah; Smith, Annetta; Kroll, Thilo; Stoddart, Kathleen; Watson, Mags.
In: International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, Vol. 26, No. 5, 01.10.2018, p. 380-386.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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AU - Killick, Kirsty
AU - McAden, Leah
AU - Smith, Annetta
AU - Kroll, Thilo
AU - Stoddart, Kathleen
AU - Watson, Mags
PY - 2018/10/1
Y1 - 2018/10/1
N2 - Objectives: This scoping review collated evidence of the pharmaceutical care needs of people with sensory loss (SL). Methods: Electronic databases were searched with no limit on year of publication: Medline (1946); Embase; Cinahl (1979); and Web of Science (1985). Search terms included the following: pharmacy; sight/hearing/dual impairment. Studies were included if they involved people with SL requiring pharmaceutical care and/or pharmacists/pharmacy support staff providing pharmaceutical care for people with SL. All study designs were eligible. This was a scoping review, and as such, the quality of studies was not formally evaluated. Key findings: Eleven studies were included. People with SL had lower levels of medication knowledge than their peers without SL. People with SL were identified as being at higher risk of iatrogenic harm than people without SL. Communication was a barrier to the provision of pharmaceutical care for people with hearing loss, with pharmacists relying on the provision of written information. The prevalence of SL increases with age, yet only two studies included older people. No studies involved family or carers of people with SL, people with dual loss or people with SL receiving polypharmacy. Conclusions: There is a paucity of data regarding the pharmaceutical care needs of people with SL. Unmet pharmaceutical care needs put people with SL at increased risk of harm from their medicines. A detailed understanding of the needs of people with SL is required which will inform future delivery of pharmaceutical care for this vulnerable population.
AB - Objectives: This scoping review collated evidence of the pharmaceutical care needs of people with sensory loss (SL). Methods: Electronic databases were searched with no limit on year of publication: Medline (1946); Embase; Cinahl (1979); and Web of Science (1985). Search terms included the following: pharmacy; sight/hearing/dual impairment. Studies were included if they involved people with SL requiring pharmaceutical care and/or pharmacists/pharmacy support staff providing pharmaceutical care for people with SL. All study designs were eligible. This was a scoping review, and as such, the quality of studies was not formally evaluated. Key findings: Eleven studies were included. People with SL had lower levels of medication knowledge than their peers without SL. People with SL were identified as being at higher risk of iatrogenic harm than people without SL. Communication was a barrier to the provision of pharmaceutical care for people with hearing loss, with pharmacists relying on the provision of written information. The prevalence of SL increases with age, yet only two studies included older people. No studies involved family or carers of people with SL, people with dual loss or people with SL receiving polypharmacy. Conclusions: There is a paucity of data regarding the pharmaceutical care needs of people with SL. Unmet pharmaceutical care needs put people with SL at increased risk of harm from their medicines. A detailed understanding of the needs of people with SL is required which will inform future delivery of pharmaceutical care for this vulnerable population.
KW - hearing loss
KW - patient safety
KW - pharmaceutical services
KW - scoping review
KW - vision disorders
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U2 - 10.1111/ijpp.12456
DO - 10.1111/ijpp.12456
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VL - 26
SP - 380
EP - 386
JO - International Journal of Pharmacy Practice
JF - International Journal of Pharmacy Practice
SN - 0961-7671
IS - 5
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