| Autor: |
Bonafont, Xavier, Romero, Ramón, Martínez, Isabel, Pino, María D. del, Gil, José M., Aranda, Pedro, Roca, Ramón, Claverol, Joana, Cucala, Mercedes |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2013 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Nefrología (Madrid), Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 214-222, Published: 2013 |
| Popis: |
Background and aims: SureClick® is a prefilled pen for administration of darbepoetin alfa (DA) that is ready-to-use. We explored patient satisfaction with SureClick® compared with prefilled syringes (PFS). Methods: Multicenter, prospective, 6-months, observational study in non-dialyzed patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) treated with DA in PFS who switched to SureClick® at baseline. Main outcomes were: change in Anemia Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (ATSQ-S), Perceived Competence for Anemia Scale (PCAS) and self-administration rate. Results: We enrolled 132 patients with a mean(SD) age of 71.3 (14.6) years, 57.6% women. Mean(SD) ATSQ-S scores at baseline and final records were 25.5 (7.9) and 31.6 (4.9) (on a scale from 0 to 36 -maximum satisfaction-, mean change: 6.2, 95%CI: 4.6-7.8, p |
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OpenAIRE |
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