Table 1 Services provided to consumers

Brook et al, (2003)

NL

RCT

CP

PE

19

64 Int 71 Cont

Attitudes to AD

Improved attitudes

Brook et al, (2003)

NL

RCT

CP

PE

19

64 Int 71 Cont

Depressive symptoms

Improvements in depressive symptoms

(significance dependent on treatment

of missing data)

Brook et al, (2005)

NL

RCT

CP

PE

19

64 Int 71 Cont

AD adherence, depressive symptoms

Improved adherence among those that

completed pharmacist intervention.

Intention to treat analysis no difference.

Finley et al, (2002)

USA

CT

HMO

PE/TM

2

91 Int 129 Cont

AD adherence, resource utilisation,

depressive symptoms, medication switch rates,

patient satisfaction.

Improved adherence, higher medication switch rates,

decline in patient visits to

primary care providers, improved patient satisfaction

Finely et al, (2003)

USA

RCT

HMO

PE/TM

2

75 Int 50 Cont

AD adherence, resource utilisation,

depressive symptoms,

patient satisfaction,

medication costs.

Improved adherence,

improved patient satisfaction

Capoccia et al, (2004)

USA

RCT

PCM

PE/TM

2

41 Int 33 Cont

AD adherence, resource utilisation,

depressive symptoms, quality of life,

patient satisfaction.

Adler et al, (2004)

USA

RCT

PCM

PE/TM

5

268 Int 265 Cont

AD use rates,

depressive symptoms.

Improved AD use rate.

Rosen et al, (1978)

USA

CT

CMH

PE/TM

1

30 Int 152 Cont

Patient well-being,

patient satisfaction, quantity and

cost of service provision.

Intervention patients' had higher personal

adjustment scores,

were 'better since coming to clinic'

and less likely to need further help.

Razali et al, (1995)

Malaysia

RCT

OP

PE

1

85 Int 80 Cont

Relapses requiring

hospital readmission.

Fewer relapses requiring hospitalisation

in intervention group.

Shaw et al, (2000)

UK

RCT

OP

PE/CA

1

51 Int 46 Cont

Medication knowledge,

medication related problems, adherence,

hospital readmission.