1.Application of ECHO Model to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Drug Treatment Management Services in the Treatment of Childhood Asthma
Yufei LIAN ; Xuejia QIU ; Yupen YANG ; Hongtao LIU ; Zhanjun DONG
Herald of Medicine 2024;43(10):1672-1679
Objective To explore the application effect of medication therapy management(MTM)services on the treatment of childhood asthma.Methods A total of 107 children aged 5-11 with asthma who visited the Cough and Asthma Pharmacy Clinic of Hebei General Hospital from July to December 2022 were selected,and randomly divided into the control group(50 cases)and the intervention group(52 cases).The control group of children only received single inhalation medication education services at the first visit.The intervention group received standardized MTM services throughout the entire process.The economic,clinical and human outcomes(ECHO)model was used to analyze the differences between the two groups of children in economic(medication costs,cost-effectiveness ratio),clinical(ACT score,correct rate of inhaled preparation,number of asthma attacks)and humanistic(EQ-5D-5L utility value,Morisky medication compliance,patient satisfaction)results before the intervention,3 months after the intervention,and 6 months after the intervention,evaluate the application effect of MTM services in children with asthma.Results Compared with the control group,there was no significant difference between the two groups before the intervention.After the intervention,the children in the intervention group showed statistically significant differences in economic,clinical,and humanistic outcomes(P<0.05).Conclusions The MTM service led by pharmacists can benefit children with asthma from multiple dimensions such as economy,clinical practice,and humanities.This not only enables long-term effective control of asthma in children,but also enhances pharmacist pharmacy specialist service capabilities.