Prescribing non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: a prospective study of patients’ preference
| Autor: | T. S. Low-Beer, D. L. Scott, S. Roden, L. Takavarasha |
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| Rok vydání: | 1982 |
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musculoskeletal diseases medicine.medical_specialty Anti-Inflammatory Agents Arthritis Choice Behavior law.invention Arthritis Rheumatoid Randomized controlled trial law Internal medicine medicine Humans Patient participation skin and connective tissue diseases Prospective cohort study business.industry Retrospective cohort study General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease digestive system diseases Rheumatology Clinical trial Rheumatoid arthritis Papers Physical therapy Female Patient Participation business |
| Zdroj: | Postgraduate Medical Journal. 58:146-148 |
| ISSN: | 1469-0756 0032-5473 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/pgmj.58.677.146 |
| Popis: | Thirty-six patients with rheumatoid arthritis were allocated at random to one of 3 groups prescribed 4 different non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID). Each drug was given for one week over 4 consecutive weeks in a balanced order. The patients were then asked to select one NSAID for continuation therapy and were followed-up 6 months later. The success of the patient selection method was compared with that of physician selection by retrospectively surveying NSAID prescribing in 164 patients attending 2 other rheumatology units over a 5-year period. Only 72% of patients in the prospective study felt able to choose one of the NSAIDs and 31% of these had discontinued the chosen drug within 6 months. In the retrospective study, 40% changed their NSAID within 6 months. |
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