Introduction: One of the most important global health issues in society that should be addressed and more educated is chronic kidney disease (CKD). Pharmacists are gaining an increasing role in the patient education process and patient chronic disease treatment. The paper evaluated the intervention in patient knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) by pharmacist-led educational program.
Methods: That was conducted in a hospital setting on 392 CKD patients. Structured education was provided to the participants by pharmacists. The assessment of KAP was conducted after a period of four months through the validated questionnaires at baseline.
Results: There was also a significant increase in patient knowledge, where mean scores improved to 16.50 ± 2.46 the 2nd follow-up to the baseline of 12.36 ± 3.18 (P < 0.001). There was also a significant improvement in the attitude scores (P = 0.002). The practice scores rose to 7.31 ± 1.58 to 5.45 + 2.12(P < 0.001). The percentage of patients exhibiting sufficient knowledge on CKD increased to 82.81 as opposed to 61.13% and the percentage of patients with appropriate management practices had risen to 81.77 as opposed to 33.16%.
Conclusion: These results demonstrate the critical role of pharmacists in enhancing the CKD-related outcomes with the help of organized education and follow-up...
Keywords: Health, Pharmacist, Chronic Kidney Disease, Hospital Setting.
How to cite this article: Thipperudra J, Sumithra M, Impact Of Pharmacist-Led Education On Knowledge, Attitude, And Practice In Chronic Kidney Disease: A Quasi-Experimental Hospital Study. Int J Drug Deliv Technol. 2026;16(2s): 63-69; DOI: 10.25258/ijddt.16.63-69