Exploring physicians' prescribing behavior in patients with multiple sclerosis in Saudi Arabia: a sequential explanatory mixed-methods.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common disabling neurological disease in young adults worldwide with majority of patients manifest symptoms between 20 and 40 years of age. The aims of this study are to explore physicians' perspectives, views, and behaviors in diagnosing and treating patients with MS in Saudi Arabia and investigate the prescribing pattern of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs).

Methods

A sequential explanatory mixed-method approach was used to achieve the study objectives. The quantitative arm of the study consisted of patient data extracted from the Saudi MS registry from 2015 to 2018. The qualitative study consisted of in-depth semi-structured interviews with physicians using a validated interview topic guide comprising 28 open-ended questions

SUBMITTER: Al-Omar HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10064662 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature