1. Adherence to Growth Hormone Treatment in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Eren, Erdal, Çetinkaya, Semra, Öngen, Yasemin Denkboy, Tercan, Ummahan, Darcan, Şükran, Turan, Hande, Aydın, Murat, Yavuzyılmaz, Fatma, Kilci, Fatih, Eklioğlu, Beray Selver, Hatipoğlu, Nihal, Acinikli, Kübra Yüksek, Orbak, Zerrin, Çamtosun, Emine, Erdeve, Şenay Savaş, Arslan, Emrullah, Ercan, Oya, and Darendeliler, Feyza
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CLINICAL drug trials ,PATIENT compliance ,RESEARCH funding ,PITUITARY hormones ,SMALL for gestational age ,FATIGUE (Physiology) ,TREATMENT duration ,ANXIETY ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,LONGITUDINAL method ,RESEARCH ,TURNER'S syndrome ,MEDICAL appointments ,COVID-19 pandemic ,HUMAN growth hormone ,MEMORY disorders ,CHILDREN - Abstract
Objective: Treatment adherence is crucial for the success of growth hormone (GH) therapy. Reported non-adherence rates in GH treatment have varied widely. Several factors may have an impact on adherence. Apart from these factors, the global impact of the Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, including problems with hospital admission and routine follow-up of patients using GH treatment, may have additionally affected the adherence rate. The primary objective of this study was to investigate adherence to treatment in patients receiving GH. In addition, potential problems with GH treatment during the pandemic were investigated. Objective: Treatment adherence is crucial for the success of growth hormone (GH) therapy. Reported non-adherence rates in GH treatment have varied widely. Several factors may have an impact on adherence. Apart from these factors, the global impact of the Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, including problems with hospital admission and routine follow-up of patients using GH treatment, may have additionally affected the adherence rate. The primary objective of this study was to investigate adherence to treatment in patients receiving GH. In addition, potential problems with GH treatment during the pandemic were investigated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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