Long-term corticosteroid use and dietary advice: a qualitative analysis of the difficulties encountered by patient

• Main Authors: Muriel Nogué (Author), Jacques Rambaud (Author), Sylvie Fabre (Author), Nathalie Filippi (Author), Christian Jorgensen (Author), Yves-Marie Pers (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Nearly 1% of the population is currently treated with long-term corticosteroid therapy. When corticosteroids are introduced, information concerning potential adverse effects and recommendations for lifestyle changes aimed at preventing such effects is provided to patients. Howeve...