Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: There has been a joint transition clinic in our tertiary centre for over 10 years. We have recently undertaken a questionnaire based review of this service.Methodology: The questionnaire comprised two components: what the young adults understood about their condition and the medications they were currently taking using both a written response and a score of 0–10 for how confident they felt in this. They were also asked to complete a co...

Introduction: The debate surrounding the most suitable pituitary provocation test in children is controversial. There is a perception that the gold standard insulin tolerance test (ITT) is ‘dangerous’ and that the glucagon stimulation test (GST) is ‘safer’ and a more tolerable alternative, particularly in younger children. There have been no reports in the literature comparing patient experiences of these tests.Aim: To examine the tol...

Background: Several devices are available for the administration of recombinant GH. A prospective study was undertaken to look at those attributes of GH delivery device most important to patients when making their choice.Objectives: i) To understand which features of a GH device are considered most important to patients when choosing a device. ii) Comparison of patient’s device preferences at start of GH treatment and after 2 years of treatment. iii...

Aim: To explore the role of paediatric endocrine nurse specialists in supporting information needs of girls with TS and their parents.Methods: A purposive sample of 15 families with daughters aged 9–16 years were recruited from a tertiary paediatric growth clinic to participate in an exploratory qualitative study. 27 semi-structured interviews were recorded. Data were analysed using the framework approach and constant comparative method. Analysis re...