Children and adults with primary antibody deficiencies gain quality of life by subcutaneous IgG self-infusions at home
Children and adults with primary antibody deficiencies gain quality of life by subcutaneous IgG self-infusions at home
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jaci.2004.06.053
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发表时间:
2004-10-01
影响因子:
14.2
通讯作者:
Borte, M
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作者:
Gardulf, A;Nicolay, U;Borte, M
Background: A large number of children and adults with primary antibody deficiencies need lifelong IgG replacement therapy. It is mostly unknown what effect the choice of replacement therapy has on the patients' health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and treatment satisfaction (TS).Objective: To investigate whether a switch from hospital-based intravenous IgG (IVIG) to home-based subcutaneous IgG (SCIG) therapy would improve the HRQOL and TS.Methods: Fifteen children (