Evaluating the Feasibility of a Community Pharmacy-Delivered Behaviour Change Intervention to Reduce Reliever Reliance in Asthma
The aim of this study, published in Patient Preference and Adherence, was to evaluate the feasibility of a community pharmacy-delivered intervention to shift patients' beliefs about short-acting beta2 agonists (SABA) in asthma management. The study targeted individual beliefs about SABA and assessed actual SABA use, focusing on reducing SABA use as well as adherence to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) as a preventive measure.
Enhancing Aotearoa, New Zealand's Free Healthline Service through Image Upload Technology
Healthline is one of the 39 free telehealth services that Whakarongorau Aotearoa/New Zealand Telehealth Services provides to New Zealanders. In early 2021, an image upload system for viewing service user-uploaded images was implemented into the Healthline service. The aim of this research, published in the International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications, was to understand the utilisation of Healthline's image upload system by clinicians and service users in New Zealand.
The accessibility of pharmacist prescribing and impacts on medicines access: A systematic review
Pharmacist prescribing has been introduced in several countries as a strategy to improve access to health care and medicines. However, the direct impacts of pharmacist prescribing on medicines access, and the overall accessibility of pharmacist prescribing services, are not well known. This systematic review, published in Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy, aimed to assess the direct impacts of pharmacist prescribing on medicines access, and the accessibility of pharmacist prescribing services, in community and primary care settings.