| Autor: |
Sartori, Arianna, Pasquin, Fulvio, Griggio, Stefania, Dinoto, Alessandro, Baldini, Sara, Bratina, Alessio, Bosco, Antonio, Manganotti, Paolo |
| Zdroj: |
British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing; 2024 Suppl 4, Vol. 20 Issue Sup4, pS8-S14, 7p |
| Abstrakt: |
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease requiring a multidisciplinary approach. Multiple sclerosis nurses are involved in all aspects of care, in particular in patients' education about disease-modifying drugs. The availability of oral firstline treatments has had a considerable impact on disease management. The aim of this study was to valuate if the introduction of oral therapies has led to a change in nurses' time spent on education, empowerment and training. A retrospective study was conducted enrolling naïve patients with relapsing-remitting mutliple sclerosis. Working time spent by nurses was compared between patients treated with oral versus injectable drugs. Correlations between time and clinical variables were investigated. A total of 55 patients were enrolled (34 using injectable and 21 using oral medication). For the oral group, less work time (P=0.018) and number of meetings (P=0.004) were needed. Dimethyl fumarate needed a lower number of meetings compared with other drugs. The availability of oral drugs seemed to reduce the amount of working time nurses spent with naïve patients' discussing education and treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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