Publications by authors named "Natacha Biset"
Article Synopsis
- Many individuals believe herbal products are safer than conventional medicine, but they can interact with treatments and cause harmful effects, which may result in serious consequences.
- Despite the risks, there are limited guidelines available for assessing these interactions between herbs and medications.
- The authors introduce a new scoring method called BABINE, which involves expert discussion to create a scale that simplifies and evaluates the risk of herb-drug interactions effectively.
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients often have poor health literacy, leading to non-adherence to treatment and poor inhalation technique. Technological solutions can help manage COPD, but adherence tends to be low due to various factors.
Objectives And Methods: We conducted a qualitative study to determine the needs of COPD patients and healthcare practitioners (HCPs) towards a mobile application and a web platform.
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are major chronic conditions. It is possible to limit their impact by controlling symptoms, which limits exacerbations and worsening of the disease, by choosing the appropriate treatment and ensuring that the patient adheres to it. The main purpose of this study was to assess medication adherence and persistence with inhaled medications for chronic treatment of asthma and COPD, as well as to evaluate the factors influencing this adherence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases Risk Assessment in Community Pharmacies: An Implementation Study.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
July 2022
The implementation of a new service is often challenging when translating research findings into routine clinical practices. This paper presents the results of the implementation study of a pilot project for a diabetes and cardiovascular diseases risk-assessment service in Belgian community pharmacies. To evaluate the implementation of the service, a mixed method was used that follows the RE-AIM framework.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnalysis of the Consumption of Drugs Prescribed for the Treatment of Asthma in Belgian Children.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
January 2022
(1) Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world among children. The main purpose of this study was to analyze the consumption of asthma medications in order to investigate asthma in children (2-18 years) and the association with health care consumption; (2) a retrospective study using anonymized administrative data for 2013-2018 from the third largest Belgian health insurer was conducted; (3) in 2018, 12.9% of children received at least one asthma medication and 4.
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- The study aimed to evaluate medication adherence for isotretinoin and various forms of contraception, along with factors influencing this adherence in patients in Belgium.
- Adherence levels were measured, showing that 46.1% of isotretinoin users and 74% of contraceptive users had good adherence, with men generally more compliant than women.
- The analysis revealed that adherence to isotretinoin and contraception was independent, with a notable percentage of young women not adhering to contraception during their isotretinoin treatment despite prescription availability.