Survey of CDC-recognized community pharmacies providing the National Diabetes Prevention Program and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on program delivery.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) to prevent type 2 diabetes using an evidence-based lifestyle intervention program provided by community- and health care-based organizations, including community pharmacies.

OBJECTIVES:

This study aimed to characterize CDC-recognized community pharmacies offering NDPP and determine the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on program delivery.

METHODS:

A list of CDC-recognized community pharmacies offering NDPP was obtained from the CDC Registry of Recognized Programs on September 19, 2020. A 23-question cross-sectional survey was created to obtain information about program inception, delivery, recruitment, enrollment, program evaluation, reimbursement, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each pharmacy was contacted via telephone using a standardized script and invited to complete the survey over the phone or online. A follow-up e-mail was then sent approximately 2 weeks later to pharmacies that had not responded.

RESULTS:

A total of 73 community pharmacies were identified in the CDC registry. Of the 64 eligible community pharmacies, 42% (n = 27) completed the survey. Most community pharmacies offering NDPP were in the Southeastern (41%) and Midwestern (22%) regions of the United States. A majority were independent pharmacies (78%) and had "pending" CDC recognition status (74%). Program delivery primarily occurred in the pharmacy (48%) or in a hybrid model (26%). Most programs were not submitting reimbursement claims (74%) and did not charge participants (82%). Nearly two-thirds of pharmacies (63%) strongly agreed that COVID-19 had significantly affected their programs, yet most (67%) continued to offer NDPP during the pandemic.

CONCLUSION:

To our knowledge, this is the first characterization of CDC-recognized community pharmacies providing NDPP. Best practices for implementing NDPP at community pharmacies warrant further exploration and models to ensure long-term sustainability. COVID-19 affected most community pharmacies providing NDPP, but the majority continued to offer NDPP during the pandemic.

• Authors: Rowan Spence, Evan M Sisson, Dave L Dixon
• Journal: Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA (J Am Pharm Assoc (2003)) 2022 Sep-Oct Vol. 62 Issue 5 Pg. 1581-1586 ISSN: 1544-3450 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 35461779 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2022 American Pharmacists Association®. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Topics

• COVID-19 (prevention & control)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.
• Community Pharmacy Services
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 (epidemiology, prevention & control)
• Humans
• Pandemics (prevention & control)
• Pharmacies
• Pharmacists
• United States