title: [Corticosteroid therapy and therapeutic education: experience of an internal medicine department].
abstract: In 2003, we sought to determine what were the needs of patients prescribed with long-term glucocorticoid therapy in our internal medicine department. Following this inventory, we decided to homogenize the medical practices regarding glucocorticoid prescriptions in our institution. We also set up a therapeutic educational program focused on these prescriptions. This program is based both on individual and collective sessions. Its aims are to improve patients' autonomy regarding the glucocorticoid therapy and to improve the quality of care. This program has widely favored discussions within the medical team and has contributed to enrich experience and expertise of each of its member. We believe it has improved both the satisfaction of the patients and the medical staff.
authors: Service de médecine interne, hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France. anne.simon@psl.aphp.fr
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authors: Simon
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authors: Afroun
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D032882:Comprehension; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000193:education; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids