Long-term Corticosteroid Use and Lifestyle Advices: A Qualitative Analysis of the Difficulties Encountered by Patients
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 16
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- the difficulties encountered by patient in relation to the health and dietary advice given by physicians in the context of long term corticodteroid use
研究概览
简要总结
Introduction: Nearly 1% of the population is currently treated with long-term corticosteroid therapy. When corticosteroids are introduced, patient information concerning the adverse effects and the modalities of prevention by the lifestyle changes is usually proposed. However, studies have shown an imperfect acquisition of this information about treatment and prevention of adverse effects, as well as a difficult implementation on diet and physical activity advices. In this study, the investigators aimed to evaluate the difficulties encountered by patients with dietary advice in the context of long-term corticosteroids use in order to optimize care, drug adherence and the quality of life of patients.
Methods: the investigators will recruite adult patients from general medicine and rheumatology practice and treated by long-term corticosteroids (≥ 3 months, ≥ 5mg/day). the investigators will perform a qualitative analysis in a semi-directed interview.
详细描述
Prospective Qualitative Study Carried out among patients followed in rheumatology and in general medical practice.
For each voluntary patient, a semi-directed interview was carried out in a consultation room after obtaining his agreement.
The same investigator used a single guide and conducted all the interviews based on open-ended questions.
At the end of the interviews, the entire recorded audio data was converted in written form before being analysed thematically.
Data were analysed using a Fisher's exact test for categorical variables (presented as frequencies and percentages), and using a non-parametric Mann-Whitney test for continuous variables (presented as the median and interquartile range, IQR).
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Other
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •adult patients taking corticosteroids at an average dose ≥ 5 mg/day of equivalent prednisone over a period ≥ 3 months.
排除标准
- •major memory impairment or language barrier.
结局指标
主要结局
the difficulties encountered by patient in relation to the health and dietary advice given by physicians in the context of long term corticodteroid use
时间窗: 1 day
To determine the difficulties encountered by patient in relation to the health and dietary advice given by physicians in the context of long term corticodteroid use
次要结局
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