Endocrine Connections (Feb 2022)

Practice patterns for chronic hypoparathyroidism: data from patients and physicians in France

  • Jean-Philippe Bertocchio,
  • Natalie Grosset,
  • Lionel Groussin,
  • Peter Kamenický,
  • Fabrice Larceneux,
  • Anne Lienhardt-Roussie,
  • Agnès Linglart,
  • Gérard Maruani,
  • Eric Mirallie,
  • François Pattou,
  • Riyad N H Seervai,
  • Coralie Sido,
  • Caroline Silve,
  • Aurélie Vilfaillot,
  • Antoine Tabarin,
  • Marie-Christine Vantyghem,
  • Pascal Houillier

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1530/EC-21-0350
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Context: Recent guidelines have provided recommendations for the care of patients with chronic hypoparathyroidism. Very little is known about actual physicians’ practices or their adherence to such guidelines. Objective: To describe the physicians’ practice patterns and their compliance with international guidelines. Design: The cohort studies included were Épi-Hypo (118 physicians and 107 patients, from September 2016 to December 2019) and ePatients (110 patients, November 2019). Methods: Internet-based cohorts involving all settings at a nationwide level (France). Participants were (i) physicians treating patients with chronic hypoparathyroidism and patients with chronic hypoparathyroidism either participating in the (ii) Épi-Hypo study (Épi-Hypo 2019 patients), or (iii) Hypoparathyroidism France, the national representative association (ePatients).

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