scholarly journals Impact of PIF, Inhalation Technique and Medication Adherence on Health Status and Exacerbations in COPD: Protocol of a Real-World Observational Study (PIFotal COPD Study)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marika Leving ◽  
Hans Wouters ◽  
Alberto de la Hoz ◽  
Sinthia Bosnic-Anticevich ◽  
Richard Dekhuijzen ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aline Bourdin ◽  
Marie Paule Schneider ◽  
Isabella Locatelli ◽  
Myriam Schluep ◽  
Olivier Bugnon ◽  
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AbstractThe Fingolimod Patient Support Program (F-PSP) is an interprofessional specialty pharmacy service designed to ensure responsible use of fingolimod by promoting patient safety and medication adherence. This study aims to evaluate the safety and medication adherence of patients who joined the F-PSP between 2013 and 2016. Sociodemographic and medical characteristics, patient safety data (patient-reported symptoms, discontinuations due to adverse events (AEs), repeated first-dose monitoring), and medication adherence (implementation, persistence, reasons for discontinuation, influence of covariates, barriers and facilitators) were described. Sixty-seven patients joined the F-PSP. Patients reported a high frequency of symptoms. Due to AEs, 7 patients discontinued fingolimod, 3 took therapeutic breaks, and 1 reduced the regimen temporarily. Three patients repeated the first-dose monitoring. Patients had a high medication adherence over the 18-month analysis period: implementation decreased from 98.8 to 93.7%, and fingolimod persistence was 83.2% at 18 months. The patients’ level of education, professional situation, and living with child(ren) influenced implementation. Patients reported more facilitators of medication adherence than barriers. The F-PSP seems valuable for supporting individual patients (ensuring responsible use of fingolimod and inviting patients for shared-decision making) and public health (indirectly gathering real-world evidence).


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 450-460
Author(s):  
Zhengtu Li ◽  
Yongming Li ◽  
Yijun Chen ◽  
Jing Li ◽  
Shaoqiang Li ◽  
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Author(s):  
Catarina Brízido ◽  
António Miguel Ferreira ◽  
Pedro Lopes ◽  
Christopher Strong ◽  
Gustavo Sá Mendes ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
D Lin ◽  
B Glover ◽  
J Colley ◽  
B Thibault ◽  
C.M Steinberg ◽  
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Abstract Background The EnSite Precision™ Cardiac Mapping System is a catheter navigation and mapping system capable of displaying the three-dimensional (3D) position of conventional and sensor enabled electrophysiology catheters, as well as displaying cardiac electrical activity as waveform traces and dynamic 3-D maps of cardiac chambers. Objective The EnSite Precision™ Observational Study was designed to quantify and characterize the use of the EnSite Precision™ Cardiac Mapping System for mapping and ablation of cardiac arrhythmias in a real-world environment and to evaluate procedural and subsequent clinical outcomes. Methods 1065 patients were enrolled at 38 centers in the U.S. and Canada between 2017–2018. Eligible subjects were adults undergoing a cardiac electrophysiology mapping and radiofrequency ablation procedures using the EnSite Precision™ System. Results Of 989 patients who completed the protocol, a geometry was created in 936 (94.7%). Most initial maps were created using Automap (n=545, 67.0%) or a combination of Automap and manually mapping (n=151, 18.6%). Median time to create an initial map was 9.0 min (IQR 5.0–15.0), with a median number of used mapping points per minute of 92.7 (IQR 30.0–192.0). During ablation, AutoMark was used in 817 (82.6%) of procedures. The most frequent metrics for lesion color were Impedance Drop or Impedance Drop Percent (45.5% combined), time (23.9%) and average force (14.2%). At Canadian sites where LSI was an option, it was used as the color metric in 87 (45.8%) of cases (10.6% overall). The EnSite System was stable throughout 79.7% (n=788 of 989) of procedures. Factors affecting stability were respiratory change (n=88 of 989, 8.9%), patient movement (n=73, 7.4%), CS Positional Reference dislodgement (n=32, 3.2%), and cardioversion (n=19, 1.9%). Conscious sedation was used in 189 (19.1%) of patients. Acute success was reached based on the pre-defined endpoints for the procedure in 97.4% (n=963) of cases. Conclusion In a real-world study analysis, the EnSite Precision™ mapping system was associated with a high prevalence of acute procedural success, low mapping times, and high system stability. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: None


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