The role of community pharmacy in the management of age-related musculoskeletal conditions

社区药房在年龄相关肌肉骨骼疾病管理中的作用

• 批准号: 2447781
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Northumbria University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2447781
• 关键词: role; community; pharmacy; management; age

Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions are highly prevalent and result in significant individual, societal and economic burden. With the majority of incidence being due to age-related forms such as arthritis, the prevalence and burden of MSK conditions is set to rise as the population ages. Self-management and lifestyle support are recommended alongside pharmacological management options; however, access to such support and the ways in which it is delivered is highly variable. The community pharmacy setting and its staff are an important space and resource to promote health and wellbeing in the community. If community pharmacy can provide an effective means of lifestyle and self-management support of musculoskeletal conditions, then this could reduce the demand on scarce NHS resources within primary and secondary care. Through collaborating with the Local Professional Network for Pharmacy for Cumbria and the North East, this project will aim to understand the current and future role of community pharmacy. First, a policy document analysis will map the community pharmacy landscape to identify the services it is expected to deliver. Second, a national survey of community pharmacy teams will identify perceived roles, priorities and confidence in delivering services. Third, a multi-site ethnography will identify what currently happens in practice in community pharmacies. The findings will be disseminated to a health professional, public and academic audience. Anticipated project impacts include contributions to academic knowledge and debate; and the potential to optimise community-pharmacy based support for people with MSK conditions, in turn promoting better care and more efficient use of NHS resources.

肌肉骨骼（MSK）疾病非常普遍，并导致重大的个人，社会和经济负担。由于大多数发病率是由于年龄相关的形式，如关节炎，MSK疾病的患病率和负担将随着人口老龄化而上升。自我管理和生活方式支持建议与药物管理选择；然而，获得这种支持的途径和提供这种支持的方式是高度可变的。社区药房及其工作人员是促进社区健康和福祉的重要空间和资源。如果社区药房可以提供一种有效的生活方式和肌肉骨骼疾病的自我管理支持，那么这可以减少对初级和二级保健中稀缺的NHS资源的需求。通过与坎布里亚郡和东北地区药房的本地专业网络合作，该项目旨在了解社区药房当前和未来的作用。首先，政策文件分析将绘制社区药房景观图，以确定预期提供的服务。其次，对社区药房团队的全国调查将确定提供服务的感知角色、优先事项和信心。第三，多地点人种志将确定目前在社区药房实践中发生的情况。调查结果将分发给卫生专业人员、公众和学术界。预期的项目影响包括对学术知识和辩论的贡献；以及优化社区药房为MSK患者提供支持的潜力，从而促进更好的护理和更有效地利用NHS资源。