Design and evaluation of a new mobile application to improve the management of minor ailments: a pilot study

Table 5 Assessment of pharmacist’s role in management (dealing) with a diarrhea case

Parameter	Scenario 1			Scenario 2
Parameter	Pre-application	Post-application	P value	Pre-application	Post-application	P value
Optimum care of the patient case a N(%)^a	0 (0.0)	8 (53.33%)	0.023	0 (0.0)	13 (86.67)	0.001
Time to deal with the case Mean ± SD (Range) in seconds	102.6 ± 35.02 (57–163)	158.93 ± 41.89 (120–236)	0.001	127.6 ± 40.86 (43–181)	153.53 ± 31.70 (111–193)	0.057

^aOptimum care of the case was defined by optimum assessment and providing the SP with an appropriate treatment (pharmacological and non pharmacological) along with counseling about the dispensed medical therapy. Statistical analysis was done through McNemar’s Chi Square test for categorical variables, and Paired T test for continuous variables

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