{"id":7296,"date":"2025-06-28T17:54:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T17:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/patients-experiences-of-natalizumab-treatment-in-a-home-environment-a-qualitative-study\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T05:07:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T05:07:53","slug":"patients-experiences-of-natalizumab-treatment-in-a-home-environment-a-qualitative-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/patients-experiences-of-natalizumab-treatment-in-a-home-environment-a-qualitative-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Patients\u2019 experiences of natalizumab treatment in a home environment: a qualitative study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: <strong>Patients\u2019 experiences of natalizumab treatment in a home environment: a qualitative study<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Original Article Link: <a href='https:\/\/www.ajan.com.au\/index.php\/AJAN\/article\/view\/55' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Read Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download PDF: <a href='https:\/\/www.ajan.com.au\/index.php\/AJAN\/article\/download\/55\/11' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Click Here to Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Abstract<\/h2>\n<p>Objective:This study\u2019s objective was to understand the experiences and perspectives of people with multiple sclerosis who received infusions of natalizumab at home instead of the tertiary hospital day unit.<br \/>\nBackground:Continually returning once every four weeks to an out-patient department to complete an intravenous infusion can be taxing for chronic disease patients. In Australia, acute care patients may be offered hospital in the home service. In-home services are delivered by highly qualified, trained nurses following the infusion protocols similar to that of the hospital. However, this service is not yet offered for chronic disease patients, such as those with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis.<br \/>\nStudy design and methods:An exploratorydescriptive study that incorporated face-to-face audio-recorded interviews of people with multiple sclerosis was undertaken as part of a larger study that trialled delivery of natalizumab at home instead of the hospital day unit. The interviews were conducted at the Ambulatory Care Day Unit of a hospital following a period of three natalizumab infusions in participants\u2019 homes. Twelve people with multiple sclerosis (two males and 10 females) aged between 18\u201356 years participated in this study. Results: A main theme of \u2018patient-centredness\u2019 that describes the positive contribution of having patients at the centre of care when delivering home infusions emerged. This encompassed three subthemes: \u2018in the comfort of their own home\u2019, \u2018convenience for patients and their families\u2019 and \u2018saving time and money\u2019. Patient-centred care was an important part of the model of care because it provided flexibility for the participants in managing their home and work-life commitments.<br \/>\nDiscussion:Although home infusion therapy requires a healthcare team approach, this study\u2019s findings demonstrated that delivering patient-centred home infusions provided satisfaction for people with multiple sclerosis. This enabled natalizumab to be delivered at patients\u2019 preferred time in the convenience of their own home.<br \/>\nConclusion:If models of care are to be truly patientcentred, the convenience of the location of the delivery of safe treatment must be a consideration into the future design of services for those with longterm health issues such as multiple sclerosis.<br \/>\nWhat is already known about this topic?\u2013 People with multiple sclerosis come to hospital on a four-weekly basis to receive natalizumab infusions via an out-patient department service. Home infusion programs have been established to stem the increasing demand for acute care hospital beds.<br \/>\nWhat this paper adds.\u2013 Home natalizumab infusions were accepted by the participants, particularly because of the convenience involved.\u2013 The study contributes to patient-centredness of home infusions, which may improve the health and wellbeing of people with multiple sclerosis.<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.37464\/2020.371.4<\/p>\n<h2>Authors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Mahasen Juaton<\/li>\n<li>Lynette Cussack<\/li>\n<li>Tim Schultz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Keywords<\/h2>\n<p>hospital infusion, home infusion, patientcentred, model of care, Multiple sclerosis<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p>References not available for this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: Patients\u2019 experiences of natalizumab treatment in a home environment: a qualitative study Original Article&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[4116,4285,4114,4117,4286],"class_list":["post-7296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-home-infusion","tag-hospital-infusion","tag-model-of-care","tag-multiple-sclerosis","tag-patientcentred","wpcat-124-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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