Peer support impact on therapeutic adherence in patients with multiple sclerosis: a mixed-methods pilot trial protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Patient partnership is a key component of patient-centred care. One form of partnership is individual peer support, which can improve patients' quality of life and adherence to treatment. Patient with multiple sclerosis could benefit from this type of support, but such an intervention has not been explored in the literature.We propose in this article a pilot study protocol to assess the feasibility and acceptability of healthcare-integrated individual peer support, and the feasibility of a large-scale efficacy trial.

Methods and analysis

The PAIR-SEP study is a mixed-methods pilot clinical trial combining quantitative and qualitative approaches. Sixty patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis undergoing drug therapy from the Neurology centre of Nantes

SUBMITTER: Guilmault L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10759089 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature