Patients' Perception of the Use of the EasyPod™ Growth Hormone Injector Device and Impact on Injection Adherence: A Multi-Center Regional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to assess patient perceptions of the use of the EasyPod™ growth hormone delivery device and its association with compliance.

Methods

This cross-sectional, multicenter study was conducted in six centers from three countries (United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Saudi Arabia,) between March 2020 and June 2020. Children and adolescents aged 3-18 years, diagnosed with growth disorders and receiving rhGH through the EasyPod™ device were enrolled. Patients and caregivers were given a pre-set questionnaire that evaluated patient satisfaction, preference for technical and personalized features, and device drawbacks. The results were analyzed using independent measures of analysis of variance to evaluate the association of higher satisfaction with device feature

SUBMITTER: Deeb A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8918687 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature