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International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

, Volume 40, Issue 1, pp 48–55 | Cite as

Impact of clinical pharmacists intervention on management of hyperglycemia in pregnancy in Jordan

  • Razan Adnan Batta
  • Violet KasabriEmail author
  • Amal Akour
  • Dana Hyassat
  • Abla Albsoul-Younes
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Abstract

Background and objective Hyperglycemia in pregnancy is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and postpartum (PP) diabetes. This study aimed to assess the impact of the clinical pharmacist-assisted program (CPAP) of optimizing drug therapy and intensive education on main management outcome measures of patient knowledge about diabetes, Quality of life (QoL) as measured by SF-36 including maternal complications, fasting plasma glucose (FPG) control, and HbA1c. Method This is a randomized controlled study. Pregnant (20–28 weeks) patients with hyperglycemia received CPAP (n = 51) as compared with conventional management (n = 34). Patients were then followed up for 6 weeks pp. Results A significant change was shown in the intervention group for diabetes knowledge (3.47% vs. control 2.03%, P < 0.05) and three aspects of health-related QoL. The need for caesarian delivery (58.8% vs. control 35.3%) and severe episodes of hypoglycemia (0% vs. control 8.8%) were significantly (P < 0.05) reduced in the intervention group. Six weeks PP reduction in HbA1c values was greater in the intervention group (− 0.54% vs. control − 0.08%, P = 0.04) with more FPG-controlled patients during pregnancy (94% vs. control 64.7%). Conclusion Clinical pharmacist assisted services in the management of pregnancy hyperglycemia fundamentally and significantly improve knowledge and disease control.

Keywords

Clinical pharmacist Glycemic control Jordan Patient education Pregnancy hyperglycemia Quality of life 
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Acknowledgements

We thank the National Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Genetics for opening their doors and all the appreciation to the center’s honorable healthcare staff in providing the needed support.

Funding

This project was funded by The University of Jordan- Deanship of Academic Research.

Conflicts of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.University of JordanAmmanJordan
  2. 2.National center for DiabetesEndocrinology and GeneticsAmmanJordan

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