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Fecal Glucocorticoid Analysis: Non-invasive Adrenal Monitoring in Equids
Published on: April 25, 2016
Jonathan T L Cheah1,2, Rachel J Black3,4, Joanna C Robson3,4
1From the Division of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; Department of Medicine, and the Division of General Internal Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York; Department of Social Work, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital; Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, Australia; Faculty of Health and Applied Science, University of the West of England; School of Clinical Science, University of Bristol, Bristol; Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine; Chapel Allerton Hospital, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. cheahj@hss.edu.
Objective:
To understand the effects of glucocorticoids (GC), which are of importance to patients.
Methods:
The results of 2 literature reviews, a patient survey, and a qualitative study were presented.
Results:
No validated instrument exists to evaluate GC effect on patients. Survey data revealed skin thinning/bruising, sleep disturbance, and weight gain as the most frequent adverse effects. The qualitative research yielded rich data covering rapid benefits and physical and emotional consequences of GC.
Conclusion:
It was agreed that a patient-reported outcome to measure GC effect was required and a research agenda was developed for this goal.
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