Evaluating the Impact of the Medication Therapy Management Program on Patients’ Blood Pressure and Obesity: A Pre-Post Study
Background: Hypertension and obesity are major public health problems in the United States and Maryland. Objectives: To assess the impact of Medication Therapy Management (MTM) on controlling hypertension and obesity in a sample in Southern Maryland: Prince George’s, Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s...
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| author | Hossein Zare Augustine C. Amuta Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner Sade Osotimehin Laurine Thomas Twarnisha M. Stokes Amber Allen Jacob Riley Caitlin L. Murphy Debra M. Collier Roland J. Thorpe Michelle Spencer Lois Dankwa Ernest L. Carter Darrell J. Gaskin |
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| description | Background: Hypertension and obesity are major public health problems in the United States and Maryland. Objectives: To assess the impact of Medication Therapy Management (MTM) on controlling hypertension and obesity in a sample in Southern Maryland: Prince George’s, Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties. Methods: 171 patients with high blood pressure were enrolled in an MTM program for 12 months. Patients received at least one pharmacist consultation between September 2021 and September 2023. We employed a pre-post prospective study design to assess the impact of MTM on patients’ blood pressure management. We examined the association between MTM and systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP) as the primary outcome, and weight and body mass index (BMI) as secondary outcomes. We used descriptive analysis and fixed effect regression models to present the association between outcome variables and enrollment time in the program. Results: Our findings showed that the MTM reduced uncontrolled hypertension by 17.5 percentage points, weight by 3.6lbs (10.2), and BMI by 0.6 kg/m 2 (2.1). The regression model showed that the MTM intervention reduced the prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension (−1.81, CI: [−3.11, −0.51]), and obesity (BMI > 30, −1.85 (CI: [−3.12, −0.57]), by 12 months of enrolling in the program. During this time SBP reduced to −10.37 mmHg (CI: [−19.62, 1.2]). Conclusions: Our results suggest that policymakers should prioritize promoting MTM services as an effective means of blood pressure control. Combining a community health worker (CHW) model with community-based pharmacists can further improve health outcomes for patients with hypertension. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ab8d5a3defc34c7e97e409cc6b49a5e92025-08-20T02:19:47ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Primary Care & Community Health2150-13272025-04-011610.1177/21501319251332721Evaluating the Impact of the Medication Therapy Management Program on Patients’ Blood Pressure and Obesity: A Pre-Post StudyHossein Zare0Augustine C. Amuta1Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner2Sade Osotimehin3Laurine Thomas4Twarnisha M. Stokes5Amber Allen6Jacob Riley7Caitlin L. Murphy8Debra M. Collier9Roland J. Thorpe10Michelle Spencer11Lois Dankwa12Ernest L. Carter13Darrell J. Gaskin14University of Maryland Global Campus, Baltimore, MD, USAPrince George’s County, Silver Spring, MD, USAUniversity of Maryland Baltimore, MD, USAUniversity of Maryland Baltimore, MD, USAIndependent Health Services Research and Evaluation Consultant, Washington, DC, USAPrince George’s County, Silver Spring, MD, USAPrince George’s County, Silver Spring, MD, USAPrince George’s County, Silver Spring, MD, USAPrince George’s County, Silver Spring, MD, USAPrince George’s County, Silver Spring, MD, USAJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USAJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USAJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USAKennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USAJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USABackground: Hypertension and obesity are major public health problems in the United States and Maryland. Objectives: To assess the impact of Medication Therapy Management (MTM) on controlling hypertension and obesity in a sample in Southern Maryland: Prince George’s, Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties. Methods: 171 patients with high blood pressure were enrolled in an MTM program for 12 months. Patients received at least one pharmacist consultation between September 2021 and September 2023. We employed a pre-post prospective study design to assess the impact of MTM on patients’ blood pressure management. We examined the association between MTM and systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP) as the primary outcome, and weight and body mass index (BMI) as secondary outcomes. We used descriptive analysis and fixed effect regression models to present the association between outcome variables and enrollment time in the program. Results: Our findings showed that the MTM reduced uncontrolled hypertension by 17.5 percentage points, weight by 3.6lbs (10.2), and BMI by 0.6 kg/m 2 (2.1). The regression model showed that the MTM intervention reduced the prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension (−1.81, CI: [−3.11, −0.51]), and obesity (BMI > 30, −1.85 (CI: [−3.12, −0.57]), by 12 months of enrolling in the program. During this time SBP reduced to −10.37 mmHg (CI: [−19.62, 1.2]). Conclusions: Our results suggest that policymakers should prioritize promoting MTM services as an effective means of blood pressure control. Combining a community health worker (CHW) model with community-based pharmacists can further improve health outcomes for patients with hypertension.https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319251332721 |
| spellingShingle | Hossein Zare Augustine C. Amuta Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner Sade Osotimehin Laurine Thomas Twarnisha M. Stokes Amber Allen Jacob Riley Caitlin L. Murphy Debra M. Collier Roland J. Thorpe Michelle Spencer Lois Dankwa Ernest L. Carter Darrell J. Gaskin Evaluating the Impact of the Medication Therapy Management Program on Patients’ Blood Pressure and Obesity: A Pre-Post Study Journal of Primary Care & Community Health |
| title | Evaluating the Impact of the Medication Therapy Management Program on Patients’ Blood Pressure and Obesity: A Pre-Post Study |
| title_full | Evaluating the Impact of the Medication Therapy Management Program on Patients’ Blood Pressure and Obesity: A Pre-Post Study |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating the Impact of the Medication Therapy Management Program on Patients’ Blood Pressure and Obesity: A Pre-Post Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating the Impact of the Medication Therapy Management Program on Patients’ Blood Pressure and Obesity: A Pre-Post Study |
| title_short | Evaluating the Impact of the Medication Therapy Management Program on Patients’ Blood Pressure and Obesity: A Pre-Post Study |
| title_sort | evaluating the impact of the medication therapy management program on patients blood pressure and obesity a pre post study |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319251332721 |
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