Palaian Subish, Prabhu Mukhyaprana, Shankar P Ravi
Department of Pharmacology and Department of Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy Manipal Teaching Hospital/Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal.
Pak J Pharm Sci. 2006 Jan;19(1):65-72.
The management of chronic illness needs lifestyle modifications and drug therapy for a long period. Patient understanding regarding the illness plays a very important role in management of chronic illness. Effective patient counseling makes the patient understand his/her illness, necessary lifestyle modifications and pharmacotherapy in a better way and thus enhance patient compliance. The pharmacist has immense responsibility in counseling the patients with chronic illness. The counseling pharmacist should possess adequate knowledge and should be an effective communicator, making use of the verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
慢性病的管理需要长期的生活方式调整和药物治疗。患者对疾病的理解在慢性病管理中起着非常重要的作用。有效的患者咨询能使患者更好地理解自己的疾病、必要的生活方式调整和药物治疗，从而提高患者的依从性。药剂师在为慢性病患者提供咨询方面负有重大责任。咨询药剂师应具备足够的知识，并且应该是一名有效的沟通者，能够运用口头和非语言沟通技巧。
