Patient and Healthcare Professional Preferences for Characteristics of Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotic Agents for the Treatment of Schizophrenia.

Introduction: Studies evaluating patient and healthcare professional (HCP) preferences regarding long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotic agent attributes are lacking.

Methods: Surveys were administered to physicians, nurses, and patients who had at least two experiences with TV-46000, an investigational subcutaneous LAI antipsychotic agent for the treatment of schizophrenia, as part of the SHINE study (NCT03893825). Survey topics included preferences for route of administration, potential LAI dosing intervals (once-weekly, twice a month, once a month [q1m], every 2 months [q2m]), injection location, ease of use, syringe type, needle length, and need for reconstitution.

Shared decision-making in the management of hereditary angioedema: An analysis of patient and physician perspectives.

Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by recurrent, localized episodes of edema. Current treatment guidelines highlight the importance of shared decision-making (SDM) during implementation of HAE management plans. To determine what constitutes a successful SDM approach in HAE management.

Improvements across a range of patient-reported domains with fremanezumab treatment: results from a patient survey study.

Background: The long-term safety and efficacy of fremanezumab were evaluated in a 52-week extension study (NCT02638103). Patient satisfaction with fremanezumab, dosing preferences, and patient-reported outcomes were assessed in a subpopulation who completed the extension study and consented to a follow-up questionnaire.

Methods: In the extension study (N = 1842), adults with migraine were randomized to quarterly or monthly fremanezumab.

Adaptive smartphone-based sensor fusion for estimating competitive rowing kinematic metrics.

Competitive rowing highly values boat position and velocity data for real-time feedback during training, racing and post-training analysis. The ubiquity of smartphones with embedded position (GPS) and motion (accelerometer) sensors motivates their possible use in these tasks. In this paper, we investigate the use of two real-time digital filters to achieve highly accurate yet reasonably priced measurements of boat speed and distance traveled.