Internal medicine journal
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Internal medicine journal · Nov 2024
Medicine Access Programmes: what do patients think - a patient-reported outcome study on ribociclib in metastatic breast cancer in Australia.
This study evaluated patient-reported outcomes (PROs) of Medicine Access Programmes (MAPs) for Australian metastatic breast cancer patients on ribociclib. Limited patient awareness of MAP enrolment was identified, emphasising the need for improved education and consent processes. Most patients expressed gratitude for accessing non-funded medications and perceived enhanced medication adherence as a key benefit. Integrating PRO data with real-world registry data provides comprehensive insight for future MAP development.
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Internal medicine journal · Nov 2024
Are our patients becoming more complex? Trends in comorbidity and functional dependence in General Medicine 2011-2019.
Anecdotally, patients don't seem to be more unwell than they were 10 years ago, yet they still seem more 'complex'. ⋯ Despite a stable level of comorbidity, our finding of a decreasing BS score may suggest that patients are becoming more dependent. This increase in dependency rather than a change in chronic disease burden may be the cause of apparent increasing patient complexity.