Objective: The prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) in China is low, although it has been increasing recently. Owing to the paucity of data on immunotherapy acceptance in the Chinese population, we conducted this study to analyze factors affecting the acceptance of immunotherapy and selection of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) based on personal and clinical data of patients with MS. Methods: In this study, data were obtained from the Multiple Sclerosis Patient Survival Report 2018, which was the first national survey of patients with MS in China. There were 1,212 patients with MS from 31 provinces who were treated at 49 Chinese hospitals over a 4-month period from May 2018 to August 2018, and the patients were asked to complete online questionnaires to assess their understanding of the disease. Results: In general, highly educated patients with frequent relapses were more willing to receive treatment regardless of DMTs or other immunotherapy, and patients with more understanding of the disease opted to be treated. Younger patient population, patients with severe disease course, and those with more symptoms were likely to choose the treatment. Moreover, a higher proportion of women chose to be treated with DMTs than with other immunotherapies. Conclusions: Education status and patient awareness of the disease impact the treatment acceptance in Chinese patients with MS. Therefore, we call for improving the awareness of MS disease and social security to help patients to improve their quality of life.
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The authors thank the following neurologist professors for sharing information about patients with multiple sclerosis in their clinics: Wenyu Li (Department of Neurology, Sir Run Jinn Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China), Qun Xue (Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China), Daowen Chen (Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China), Xueping Zheng (Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China), Lei Li (Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China), Yinxi Zhang (Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China), Le Fang (Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China), Jialu Huang (Department of Neurology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China), Yangtai Guan (Department of Neurology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China), Xiaoli Yao (Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China), Hui Liang (Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China), Dehui Huang (Department of Neurology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China), Zhe Wu (Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China), and Li Guo (Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China). We also acknowledge medical writing assistance provided by Ms. Sunita Rana and Dr. Kaushik Subramanian, Indegene Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru, India. Funding. This study was supported by the grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Numbers: 81801203 and 81771364) and the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (Grant Number: 2019JJ50973).
第一作者机构:[1]Cent South Univ, Xiangya Hosp, Dept Neurol, Changsha, Peoples R China
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通讯机构:[1]Cent South Univ, Xiangya Hosp, Dept Neurol, Changsha, Peoples R China[*1]Cent South Univ, Xiangya Hosp, Dept Neurol, Changsha, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Zhou Ran,Zeng Qiuming,Yang Huan,et al.Status of Immunotherapy Acceptance in Chinese Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: Analysis of Multiple Sclerosis Patient Survival Report 2018[J].FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY.2021,12:651511.doi:10.3389/fneur.2021.651511.
APA:
Zhou, Ran,Zeng, Qiuming,Yang, Huan,Xu, Yan,Tan, Guojun...&Zheng, Weihong.(2021).Status of Immunotherapy Acceptance in Chinese Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: Analysis of Multiple Sclerosis Patient Survival Report 2018.FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY,12,
MLA:
Zhou, Ran,et al."Status of Immunotherapy Acceptance in Chinese Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: Analysis of Multiple Sclerosis Patient Survival Report 2018".FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY 12.(2021):651511