PCVD5: DELPHI PANEL SURVEY ON CURRENT HYPERTENSION TREATMENT PATTERNS

Treatment patterns, resource use and costs of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Spain – results of a Delphi Panel

BACKGROUND Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a form of chronic fibrosing interstitial pneumonia characterized by progressive worsening of dyspnea and lung function, with a poor prognosis. The objective of this study was to determine treatment patterns, resource use and costs of managing Spanish patients with IPF. METHODS A three-round Delphi consensus panel of 15 clinical experts was hel...

A survey of the current research on Design Patterns

Barriers to improved dyslipidemia control: Delphi survey of a multidisciplinary panel.

OBJECTIVE To assess the barriers that make it difficult for the health care professionals (physicians, nurses and health care managers) to achieve a better control for dyslipidemia in Spain. METHODS The study has an observational design and was performed using the modified Delphi technique. One hundred and forty-nine panel members from medicine, nursing and health care management fields and f...

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis: Update on Current Treatment

PAH is defined as mean pulmonary pressure >25 mmHg at rest and >30 mmHg with exercise. The pathogenesis of PAH in systemic sclerosis involves endothelial cell injury. With endothelial cell dysfunction, there is reduced nitrous oxide and prostaglandin production, and increased endothelin-1 production. Vascular wall remodeling then follows with intimal and smooth muscle proliferation. Luminal nar...

Development of Self-Management Indicators for Chronic Hepatitis B Patients on Antiviral Therapy: Results of a Chinese Delphi Panel Survey

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to develop a set of indicators that could be used to measure and monitor the self-management performance for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients on antiviral therapy in China. METHODS A two-round Delphi study via e-mail correspondence was conducted, with a group of 30 Chinese experts. The Delphi questionnaire consisted of 53 indicators identified from a literature re...