In the last years, change in multiple sclerosis (MS) therapeutic scenario has highlighted the need for an improved doctor-patient communication in advance of treatment initiation in order to allow patient's empowerment in the decision-making process. AIMS: The aims of our project were to review the strategies used by Italian MS specialists to inform patients about treatment options and to design a multicentre shared document that homogenizes the information about disease-modifying treatment (DMTs) and the procedure of taking informed consent in clinical practice. RESULTS: The new resource, obtained by consensus among 31 neurologists from 27 MS Centres in Italy with the supervision of a medico-legal advisor, received the aegis of Italian Neurological Society (SIN) and constitutes a step toward a standardized decision process around DMTs in MS.
Informing MS patients on treatment options: a consensus on the process of consent taking / Tortorella, C., Solaro, C., Annovazzi, P., Boffa, L., Buscarinu, M.C., Buttari, F., Calabrese, M., Cavalla, P., Cocco, E., Cordioli, C., De Luca, G., Di Filippo, M., Fantozzi, R., Ferraro, D., Gajofatto, A., Gallo, A., Lanzillo, R., Laroni, A., Fermo, S.L., Malucchi, S., et al.. - In: NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 1590-3478. - (2020). [10.1007/s10072-020-04339-z]
Informing MS patients on treatment options: a consensus on the process of consent taking
Solaro, C;Lanzillo, R;Moccia, M;
2020
Abstract
In the last years, change in multiple sclerosis (MS) therapeutic scenario has highlighted the need for an improved doctor-patient communication in advance of treatment initiation in order to allow patient's empowerment in the decision-making process. AIMS: The aims of our project were to review the strategies used by Italian MS specialists to inform patients about treatment options and to design a multicentre shared document that homogenizes the information about disease-modifying treatment (DMTs) and the procedure of taking informed consent in clinical practice. RESULTS: The new resource, obtained by consensus among 31 neurologists from 27 MS Centres in Italy with the supervision of a medico-legal advisor, received the aegis of Italian Neurological Society (SIN) and constitutes a step toward a standardized decision process around DMTs in MS.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
