Patient and Physician Perspectives on MSdialog, an Electronic PRO Diary in Multiple Sclerosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

MSdialog, a web- and mobile-based software application, captures data on self-administration of subcutaneous interferon β-1a, clinical outcomes, and patient-reported outcomes in patients with multiple sclerosis outside the clinic.

Methods

Patient and healthcare professional reactions to MSdialog were surveyed; participants rated benefits of MSdialog detailed in an explanatory video. A 6-week pilot study of patients with multiple sclerosis then assessed MSdialog usability. After participating in a training teleconference, patients completed weekly health reports via MSdialog, plus two usability surveys (weeks 3 and 6) and an exploratory follow-up telephone interview.

Results

Seventy-six patients, 92 neurologists and 40 multiple sclerosis nurses completed the

SUBMITTER: Greiner P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4662959 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature