Joint Healthcare Professional and Patient Development of Communication Tools to Improve the Standard of MS Care.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:Effective communication between patients and healthcare professionals (HCPs) is important to enhance outcomes in multiple sclerosis (MS). However, in practice, patients often report a disconnect in communication. Communication tools to aid patient-HCP communication have a long history of use in many chronic conditions. For example, symptom diaries have been shown to enhance outcomes in cancer, headache and sleep disorder management. MS in the 21st Century, a Steering Group of HCP specialists and patients with MS (PwMS), has created two communication tools designed for use by both patients and their HCPs. METHODS:The Steering Group first identified prominent issues in patient-HCP communication through group discussions and survey data. Following this, a series of workshops led

SUBMITTER: Oreja-Guevara C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6822792 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature