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No significant differences in QoL indices according to the type of treatment (conventional chemotherapy
targeted therapy) were observed.
CAEs, and particularly hand-foot toxicities, rashes, and papulopustular eruptions, can have an impact on QoL in outpatients receiving anticancer drugs as evaluated with three different patient-reported outcomes instruments. No differences in QoL related to CAEs were observed between conventional chemotherapy and targeted therapy.
CAEs, and particularly hand-foot toxicities, rashes, and papulopustular eruptions, can have an impact on QoL in outpatients receiving anticancer drugs as evaluated with three different patient-reported outcomes instruments. No differences in QoL related to CAEs were observed between conventional chemotherapy and targeted therapy.
Family planning services are vital for women living with HIV (WLH); however, the use of concomitant antiretroviral therapy (ART) and hormonal contraceptives (HCs) may pose challenges due to the risk of potential drug-drug interactions (DDIs). The objectives of this study were to assess ART and HC use among WLH and quantify the frequency of potential DDIs between ART and HCs.
This was a retrospective, observational, cohort study of WLH aged 18-55 years, prescribed ART, with at least one clinic visit from January 1, 2010 to April 30, 2014. Potential DDIs between HCs and ART were assessed using the University of Liverpool HIV Drug Interactions website (www.hiv-druginteractions.org) and categorized as 'weak potential interaction,' 'potential interaction,' or 'do not co-administer.'
Overall, a contraceptive method was reported in 167 (54%) of the 309 women included in the study. BTK inhibitor in vivo Of those using contraception, 73 (43.7%) reported using HCs, which was most frequently a progestin intrauterine device (
=43), progestin injection (
=17), or combination oral contraceptive pills (
=9). Out of a total of 449 ART regimens, a potential DDI was identified in 21 of 115 (18.3%) ART-HC combinations from 19 women using ART and HCs. Atazanavir/ritonavir was the most common potentially interacting ART (10, 47.6%); for HCs, these were combination oral contraceptive pills (16, 76.2%) and progestin implants (2, 9.5%).
In this cohort, one-quarter of WLH on ART-HCs had a potential DDI. Future studies should investigate the impact of DDIs on unintended pregnancies, the side effects of DDIs, and the effects of HC DDIs on ART concentrations.
In this cohort, one-quarter of WLH on ART-HCs had a potential DDI. Future studies should investigate the impact of DDIs on unintended pregnancies, the side effects of DDIs, and the effects of HC DDIs on ART concentrations.
Mycosis fungoides-type cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (MF-CTCL) is a rare lymphoma localized in the skin. Due to its indolent nature and similarity to other skin conditions, diagnosis is often delayed or incorrect. Consequently, accurate calculations of incidence and prevalence are difficult to make. The treatment pathway taken by MF-CTCL patients can differ depending upon local healthcare systems, clinical policies and guidelines.
This study aims to (1) provide an estimate for the prevalence of treated MF-CTCL patients in Spain, (2) describe the Spanish patient treatment pathways for MF-CTCL, including quantification of the distribution of patients between primary, secondary and tertiary care institutions, and (3) investigate and quantify the treatment preferences of physicians.
This study employed primary market research methodologies to facilitate the collection of patient numbers and treatment practices from healthcare professionals (HCPs) and patients.
Poor diagnosis of MF-CTCL may mean that actual prs, and possible reasons for this include improving levels of diagnosis. Survival in MF-CTCL has also increased over the last few decades. This trend appears to be reflected in the prevalence reported in this study, which is higher than suggested by some other estimates. However, it is still likely that there are further undiagnosed MF-CTCL patients in Spain due to the challenges of diagnosis at the primary care level.
Incidence rates have increased in recent years, and possible reasons for this include improving levels of diagnosis. Survival in MF-CTCL has also increased over the last few decades. This trend appears to be reflected in the prevalence reported in this study, which is higher than suggested by some other estimates. However, it is still likely that there are further undiagnosed MF-CTCL patients in Spain due to the challenges of diagnosis at the primary care level.
To identify advantages and challenges of using household survey data to measure access barriers to health services in the Americas and to report findings from most recent surveys.
Descriptive cross-sectional study using data retrieved from publicly available nationally representative household surveys carried out in 27 countries of the Americas. Values for indicators of access barriers for forgone care were generated using available datasets and reports from the countries. Results were disaggregated by wealth quintiles according to income or asset-based wealth levels.
Most surveys were similar in general approach and in the categories of their content. However, country-specific questionnaires varied by country, which hindered cross-country comparisons. On average, about one-third of people experienced multiple barriers to forgone appropriate care. There was great variability between countries in the experience of these barriers, although disparities were relatively consistent across countries. People inr integrated and multisectoral approaches to tackle them. Given the variability between instruments across countries, future efforts are needed to standardize questionnaires and improve data quality and availability for regional monitoring of access barriers.
To report the surveillance of COVID-19 pandemic in Chile and analyse the response to public health interventions implemented from 3 March to 30 June 2020 and to assess the risks of collapse of the health care system.
We analysed the effective reproductive number, underreporting of cases, burden of critical beds, case fatality ratio and number of diagnostic RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2.
After an accelerated onset, the COVID-19 pandemic seemed to be relatively controlled in Chile (late April 2020), with reproductive numbers close to 1.00. However, at this time, the load of infected patients was high, with an important number of underreported cases; the diagnostic effort was still limited and heterogeneous across regions. After 1 May up to 30 June a marked exponential increase in the number of cases was observed with a peak on June 14. In this last period the occupation of intensive care unit beds increased to saturation level (89% nationally; 95% in the Metropolitan Region).
Our findings suggest that the implemented public health interventions have been initially effective in decreasing the spread of the pandemic.
