Home-based zoledronic acid infusion therapy in patients with solid tumours: compliance and patient–nurse satisfaction

Abstract

Home ZOL therapy was well tolerated. Both patient and nurse satisfaction were very high. However, better compliance with best practice should be encouraged.

Impact of Home Care Services on Patient and Economic Outcomes: A Targeted Review

“…It helps patients to better balance their lives with treatment by avoiding admission or traveling to the hospital. 21,25,26,28,30,32,40,43,47,54,78 Nurses led most of the home administration services with specific training in the different pathologies and extensive experience in the home administration of intravenous treatment. 21,31 Nurses were mainly responsible for administering the medication at home or teaching patients how to self-administer it, as well as monitoring symptoms and adverse events related to the medication.…”

“…-Cancer (n = 22; 34.4%): Twelve (54.5%) home care services were designed for patients with solid tum ors, [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38] while the rest (n = 10; 45.5%) were aimed at patients with lymphoproliferative disorders (leukemia, multiple myeloma, and lymphoma). 39-48 -Multiple sclerosis (n = 7; 10.9%), 8,21,49-57 5 (71.4%) home care initiatives were aimed at the home administration and monitoring of multiple sclerosis therapies.…”

“…Sixteen studies (51.6%) rated patients' levels of satisfaction with the interventions. 8,21,25,26,28,32,34,38,43,58,62,68,72,74,78,86 In general, these studies used an ad hoc approach to measure satisfaction. Only Van den Bosch et al, 62 applied the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM) to assess patient satisfaction.…”

“…Most of the services assessed involved nurse-led programs (n = 11; 68.8%), 8,21,25,26,28,32,34,38,43,58,62,72 and home medication delivery (n = 5; 31.2%). 25,26,28,62,74,86 Patients with various pathologies expressed their satisfaction with the interventions.…”

Clinical strategies for optimizing infusion center care through a pandemic

“…Self-administration of supportive care medications for appropriate candidates can be a safe, effective, and improve both patient and nursing satisfaction as seen with chemotherapy. 84 When considering self-administration of supportive care treatments, specific attention should be made to medication formulation and dosing frequency. Clinicians should consider prioritizing supportive care medications within a class that offers oral or subcutaneous routes of administration and are dosed at the lowest frequency to improve adherence.…”