TY - JOUR
T1 - The importance of physician-patient relationship for improvement of adherence to long-term therapy
T2 - Data of survey in a cohort of multiple sclerosis patients with mild and moderate disability
AU - Koudriavtseva, Tatiana
AU - Onesti, Emanuela
AU - Pestalozza, Isabella Fernanda
AU - Sperduti, Isabella
AU - Jandolo, Bruno
PY - 2012/6
Y1 - 2012/6
N2 - Patient involvement in the improvement of health care is important for the best long-term treatment outcomes. Our objective is to assess patient satisfaction with offered care service and to identify parameters which influence the adherence to long-term therapy. A prospective single-center study based on the administration of a structured interview to multiple sclerosis (MS) patients attending our MS Centre with mild and moderate disabilities. The interview regarding clinical parameters, quality of life and satisfaction of care service was structured in three parts with multiple-choice answers to close- or open-ended questions. Patient satisfaction was evaluated by the concordance between the level of patient attention and judgment regarding the services offered. The impact of all variables on the adherence to therapy and on the perceived utility of treatment was evaluated. The concordance between patient attention and judgment on health care services resulted statistically significant for almost all parameters. The perceived utility of treatment was significantly correlated to patients feeling confident in the clinical staff, to their perception of being involved in therapeutic decision (p
AB - Patient involvement in the improvement of health care is important for the best long-term treatment outcomes. Our objective is to assess patient satisfaction with offered care service and to identify parameters which influence the adherence to long-term therapy. A prospective single-center study based on the administration of a structured interview to multiple sclerosis (MS) patients attending our MS Centre with mild and moderate disabilities. The interview regarding clinical parameters, quality of life and satisfaction of care service was structured in three parts with multiple-choice answers to close- or open-ended questions. Patient satisfaction was evaluated by the concordance between the level of patient attention and judgment regarding the services offered. The impact of all variables on the adherence to therapy and on the perceived utility of treatment was evaluated. The concordance between patient attention and judgment on health care services resulted statistically significant for almost all parameters. The perceived utility of treatment was significantly correlated to patients feeling confident in the clinical staff, to their perception of being involved in therapeutic decision (p
KW - Adherence to therapy
KW - Health services
KW - Multiple sclerosis
KW - Patient satisfaction
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U2 - 10.1007/s10072-011-0776-0
DO - 10.1007/s10072-011-0776-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 21927880
AN - SCOPUS:84863986878
VL - 33
SP - 575
EP - 584
JO - Neurological Sciences
JF - Neurological Sciences
SN - 1590-1874
IS - 3
ER -