Benefits of a nurse-led home injection service for acromegaly patients treated with somatuline autogel
| Autor: | Amit Akirov, Hiba Masri-Iraqi, Ilan Shimon, Alexander Gorshtein, Hadar Duskin-Bitan, Keren Kaminer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Endocrine. 71:453-458 |
| ISSN: | 1559-0100 1355-008X |
| Popis: | The aim of this study is to assess the benefits of a nurse-led home injection service for somatuline autogel-treated patients with acromegaly, including the adherence to treatment and disease control. Historical prospective data of all patients with acromegaly initiating somatuline autogel between November 14, 2000, and March 9, 2020, who voluntarily enrolled in the nurse-led home injection service between January 1, 2018 and June 30, 2020. Adherence to treatment was calculated as the number of administered injections divided by the number of expected injections during the follow-up period. Excellent adherence to treatment was defined when >90% of scheduled injections were administered, while low adherence was defined when patients received |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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