替代疗法与高满意度有关:一项调查研究结果
Charles Loeb1, Jake A Miller2, Douglas Schneider1
1Department of Urology, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.
International journal of impotence research
|July 17, 2023
概括
患者对替代疗法 (TRT) 的满意度很高,特别是在自给注射和颗粒的情况下. 治疗有效性,而不是成本,是TRT患者满意度的主要驱动因素.
科学领域:
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
- 男人的健康 男人健康
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
背景情况:
- 缺乏症 (TD) 的患病率和替代疗法 (TRT) 的处方正在上升.
- 关于患者对TRT的偏好和满意度因素的研究有限.
研究的目的:
- 为了探索患者对TRT疗程的偏好.
- 确定与接受TRT的男性治疗满意度增加相关的因素.
主要方法:
- 在一个机构对140名接受TRT的男性进行了公开调查.
- 调查评估了人口统计,TD症状负担,TRT类型,偏好和满意度.
- 统计分析包括几率比率来确定满意度预测指标.
主要成果:
- 总体而言,62.7%的患者对目前的TRT表示满意.
- 自动注射器 (91.7%),皮下颗粒 (90.0%) 和肌内注射 (67.5%) 的满意度明显更高.
- 大多数患者更喜欢自给自取或在家中注射TRT;治疗疗效优先于成本.
结论:
- 自动注射器和颗粒等TRT施用方法与更高的患者满意度有关.
- 患者的偏好倾向于方便的,自我管理的TRT选择.
- 专注于疗效和首选的注射方法可以提高TRT的结果.
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