| Name: | Description: | Size: | Format: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61.64 KB | Adobe PDF |
Advisor(s)
Abstract(s)
Background
Community Health screenings are an important part of the Pharmacy
Technician’s role as a health care provider. Objectives: To evaluate
the relation between anthropometric, physiological and biochemical
parameters and self-reported chronic conditions during community
health screenings.
Methods
The authors conducted an exploratory study including 60 individuals:
63.3 % had one or more chronic diseases and 36.7 % were healthy
individuals. For anthropometric measurements we obtained height,
weight, body mass index, waist circumference, body fat percentage
and muscle mass; for physiological assessment, blood pressure was
measured; biochemical variables evaluated were blood glucose, cholesterol
and triglycerides in point-of-care testing.
Results
Self-reported chronic diseases consisted of 30 % cardiovascular diseases,
26.7 % metabolic diseases, and 16.7 % of other diseases. Cardiovascular
patients had abnormal values of systolic blood pressure,
triglycerides and body fat. Patients with metabolic disorders showed
considerable differences in systolic blood pressure, blood sugar and
central adiposity compared to healthy individuals; individuals with
obesity revealed high levels of blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides,
body mass index, waist circumference and body fat percentage.
There were a significant number of patients with abnormal values
that were neither diagnosed nor medicated.
Conclusions
Community health screening is of major importance for patients’
awareness of chronic diseases, and a fundamental role for Pharmacy
Technicians. These results show the need for further action with patients,
in order to promote a correct follow-up with other health care
providers.
Description
Keywords
Chronic disease Community Pharmacy Services Pharmacy Technician
Citation
Publisher
BioMed Central