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ea0045oc9.2 | Oral Communications 9- Nurses | BSPED2016

Autonomy, self-injection and adherence in patients on GH treatment

Bryan Sinead , Ward Stephanie , Heygate Katherine

Introduction: Strategies for optimising adherence in patients with growth hormone disorders often focus on enabling them to achieve autonomy in the management of their treatment, including self-injection of growth hormone (GH). However, there is a scarcity of published data on the effectiveness of this approach. We conducted a survey to elicit responses from UK endocrinologists and endocrine nurses, to investigate ‘real-world’ clinical practices around the initiation...