Clinical Practice and Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Queens University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
J Eval Clin Pract. 2012 Feb;18(1):56-62. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01522.x. Epub 2010 Aug 4.
The population of the world is ageing. As a result, the incidence of chronic disease is projected to increase, there are predicted shortages in health care workforce and budget restraints; implications for future health care provision are serious. The current model of health care is not equipped to deal with these changes. Connected health care, via the use of health informatics, disease management and home telehealth technologies, has been suggested as an approach to ease the projected strain on future health care. Evidence to date suggests a positive impact of the use of connected health care model; however, the majority of studies have overlooked the involvement of the community pharmacist. As the most common point of contact with primary health services for most of the population, the community pharmacist may be well placed to provide connected health care. The research to date is promising with improvements in outcomes for cardiovascular patients noted; however, further work is required to investigate the potential role the community pharmacist can play in the future of connected health care.
世界人口正在老龄化。因此，预计慢性病的发病率将会增加，预计卫生保健劳动力和预算将出现短缺；这对未来的医疗保健服务提供意味着严重的影响。目前的医疗保健模式无法应对这些变化。通过使用健康信息学、疾病管理和家庭远程医疗技术的互联医疗保健已被建议作为一种缓解未来医疗保健压力的方法。迄今为止的证据表明，互联医疗保健模式的使用具有积极影响；然而，大多数研究都忽略了社区药剂师的参与。作为大多数人接触初级卫生服务的最常见点，社区药剂师可能非常适合提供互联医疗保健服务。迄今为止的研究很有希望，注意到心血管病患者的结果有所改善；然而，还需要进一步的工作来研究社区药剂师在未来互联医疗保健中的潜在作用。
