Evaluating the TUITEK patient support program in supporting caregivers of children diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency in Argentina.

Introduction: The appropriate use of recombinant human growth hormone (r-hGH) treatment provides an opportunity to improve growth outcomes among pediatric patients with growth hormone deficiency (GHD). However, a major challenge in clinical practice is to adequately recognize and address factors that negatively affect treatment adherence. TUITEK patient support program (PSP) was designed to help caregivers of children diagnosed with GHD to personalize the care pathway, improve adherence, and achieve better outcomes.

Designing a Personalized Digital Patient Support Program for Patients Treated With Growth Hormone: Key Design Considerations.

Background: Recombinant human growth hormone treatment can optimize growth potential; however, optimal outcomes are not always achieved for several reasons, including poor adherence. The overall objective of this project was to design a patient support program to maximize the chances of treatment success for people being treated with somatropin injection. An approach known as the behavior change wheel was used to enhance the development of the patient support program.

You cannot choose your family: sociological ambivalence in the hemodialysis unit.

Living with end-stage renal disease is challenging and requires a great deal of self-management, but little is known about the experiences of patients and staff around the subject. We held six focus groups in three hemodialysis units, each unit hosting 1 staff and 1 patient focus group. A total of 15 staff members and 15 patients participated.

Commercial software upgrades may significantly alter Perfusion CT parameter values in colorectal cancer.

Objective: To determine how commercial software platform upgrades impact on derived parameters for colorectal cancer.

Materials And Methods: Following ethical approval, 30 patients with suspected colorectal cancer underwent Perfusion CT using integrated 64 detector PET/CT before surgery. Analysis was performed using software based on modified distributed parameter analysis (Perfusion software version 4; Perfusion 4.