Phân tích hiệu quả hoạt động tư vấn sử dụng thuốc có dạng bào chế đặc biệt, dụng cụ tiêm insulin cho bệnh nhân đái tháo đường típ 2 điều trị ngoại trú tại bệnh viện Đa khoa Y học Cổ truyền Hà Nội

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of medication counseling activities on the use of special dosage forms and insulin delivery for diabetes outpatients at Hanoi Traditional Medicine Hospital. Subject and method: Outpatients with type 2 diabetes who met the inclusion criteria were recruited at Hanoi Traditional Medicine General Hospital from 01/10/2024 to 31/01/2025. A prospective cohort study design was applied. Result: After counseling 205 patients, there was a significant increase in the proportion of patients who correctly used and stored their insulin pens and syringes (p<0.05). Notably, the proportion of patients correctly performing steps 1 and 2 of the injection process for insulin pens rose from 40-50% to over 70%. Similarly, for syringes, the proportion of patients who correctly performed step 2 increased from 26.3% to 78.9% (p<0.05). Furthermore, the percentage of patients with the habit of chewing, breaking, or crushing their oral medication decreased significantly, dropping from 62.6% to 15.7% for gliclazide and from 57.3% to 16.1% for metformin. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that medication counseling is a crucial and effective strategy for improving patient knowledge and the proper use of special dosage forms among outpatients with type 2 diabetes at Hanoi Traditional Medicine General Hospital.