Table 4 Benefits of nursing interventions
Intervention | Possible benefit(s) |
|---|---|
Patient education Use of training aids (eg, in relation to IgG administration technique) | • Increased patient empowerment • More effective partnerships between HCP and their patients • Improved likelihood that home-based treatment will be administered correctly |
Telephone liaison | • Regular contact with the patient improves the likelihood that adverse events or suboptimal treatment efficacy will be managed correctly and in a timely fashion • Use of the telephone reduces the number of pharmacy (and potentially health care facility) visits the patient needs to make |
Patient monitoring using standard assessment tools and questionnaires | • Increased likelihood of treatment regimens being adjusted as needed for optimal efficacy • Reassures the patient that they are receiving high-quality care • Potentially reduces the number of hospital visits that the patient needs to make |
Recommendation for dose adjustment to provider | • Facilitation of timely adjustments to the patient’s treatment, to ensure optimal disease management |