ABSTRACT

Çommımity pharmacists are one of the elosest health çare professional who can provide Information to the diabetic patients about their disease and treatment. The purpose of this studv is to investigate and evaluate the role of çommımity pharmacists on the life stvle changes of diabetic patients in Turkey. Ouestionnaires addressing issııes which were important for their diseases and lifestvles were given to diabetic patients who visited the pharmacy of the researeher in Safranbolu (district of Kastamonu province). Patients were informed about the gualitv of lifestyle changes bv the pharmacist, and then guestionnaire forms were re-given. It was obsen’ed that 64% of the patients M’ho participated in the fırst guestionnaire were on a diet. After consultation with the pharmacist and having the necessarv information, it w as determined that 76 % of patients took up a diet. Results of the studv suggest that pharmacists have a positive effect on life stvle changes of diabetic patients. Therefore çommımity pharmacists shoıdd take a more aetive role in managing the life guality of patients M’ho have chronic diseases such as diabetes.