The Impact of Patient Support Programs in Europe: A Systematic Literature Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Patient support programs aim to provide solutions beyond the medication itself, by enhancing treatment adherence, improving clinical outcomes, elevating patient experience, and/or increasing quality of life. As patient support programs increasingly play an important role in assisting patients, numerous observational studies and pragmatic trials designed to evaluate their impact on healthcare have been conducted in recent years. This review aims to characterize these studies.

Methods

A systematic literature review, supplemented by a broad search of gray literature, was conducted following PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) and Cochrane recommendations. Observational studies and pragmatic trials conducted in Eur

SUBMITTER: Sacristan JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9584873 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature