Establishing a clinical nutrition education curriculum in community pharmacies

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K10335
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 58010:Medical management and medical sociology-related
• Research Institution: Showa University
• Principal Investigator: Ryota Kumaki 昭和大学, 薬学部, 助教 (70789916)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 薬局薬剤師 / 管理栄養士 / 栄養相談 / 低栄養

Outline of Final Research Achievements

It was evident that the implementation of nutritional counseling in community pharmacies is based on the process of identification, assessment, and intervention of patients in need of intervention, both in the case of malnutrition and lifestyle-related diseases. It was proposed that screening is one of the primary roles of pharmacists in nutritional counseling in community pharmacies.
Nutrition support items for community pharmacy pharmacists were developed and factor analyzed, resulting in 12 items per factor. Spearman's rank correlation coefficients (ρ) were calculated for experience (5 items, 5 levels) and confidence (5 items, 6 levels) in nutrition counseling, yielding values of 0.304 and 0.650, respectively. These values were used to create a nutrition support effectiveness scale of 12 items (Cronbach's alpha 0.930).

Free Research Field

社会薬学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

薬局での栄養相談の流れを明らかにし、薬局薬剤師に必要な知識・技能として栄養スクリーニングに関する技能、また、管理栄養士による栄養相談フローの確立が今後の課題として示唆された。薬学における臨床栄養教育では、既存の内容に加え、栄養スクリーニングおよび管理栄養士との協働に着目した内容の充実が必要であると考える。
また、低栄養患者に対する栄養支援実効性尺度の開発により臨床栄養教育の効果を測定しやすくなったと考える。臨床栄養教育の効果を容易に測定できることにより、教育の内容や質のさらなる充実が期待できる。