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KMID : 1146120150010010019
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Journal of Mucopolysaccharidosis and Rare Diseases
2015 Volume.1 No. 1 p.19 ~ p.22
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Improving Adherence to Growth Hormone (GH) Therapy via EasypodTM May Help Maximize the Treatment Outcome
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Choi Hae-Jeong
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Abstract
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In Growth Hormone (GH) therapy, suboptimal adherence is a common problem, reaching up to 82%, and there is a need for interventions to improve adherence and to maximize patients’ growth potential eventually. Current studies have demonstrated the association between the rate of non-adherence and reduced height velocity. In order to maximize patients’ potential to grow, an auto-injecting/ recording device, such as easypodTM, may help improve adherence and optimize the treatment effects of GH therapy. The use of easypodTM has contributed to high adherence rates: 87.5% and 93% in Bozzola et al.’s study and the EasypodTM Connect Observational study (ECOS), respectively. Improvement of adherence by easypodTM may lead to higher growth rates of patients receiving GH therapy. Additionally, patients’ positive acceptability of easypodTM suggests easypodTM is a preferred device by patients for better adherence.
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KEYWORD
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Automatic injector device, GH therapy, Adherence, EasypodTM
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