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ArticleAdvances in therapy2024

"You Take This Day by Day, Come What May": A Qualitative Study of the Psychosocial Impacts of Living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Andrea Bever, Ivana Audhya, Shelagh M Szabo, Alexis Mickle, David Feeny, Daniel Malone, Peter Neumann, Susan Iannaccone, Katherine Gooch

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Article in Advances in therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  4. A Hypothesized Therapeutic Role of (Z)-Endoxifen in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).Degenerative neurological and neuromuscular disease · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Andrea BeverBroadstreet HEOR, 201-343 Railway St, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1A4, Canada.
Ivana AudhyaSarepta Therapeutics, Inc., 215 First Street, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Shelagh M SzaboBroadstreet HEOR, 201-343 Railway St, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1A4, Canada. sszabo@broadstreetheor.com.ORCID 0000-0002-9044-3192
Alexis MickleBroadstreet HEOR, 201-343 Railway St, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1A4, Canada.
David FeenyMcMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada.
Daniel MaloneThe University of Utah, 201 Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA.
Peter NeumannTufts Medical Center, 800 Washington St, Boston, MA, 02111, USA.
Susan IannacconeThe University of Texas Southwestern, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.
Katherine GoochSarepta Therapeutics, Inc., 215 First Street, Cambridge, MA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionStudies have reported health-related quality-of-life impacts of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD); however, further research is needed to understand how those with DMD experience their condition and how psychosocial impacts evolve over time in response to disease progression. This qualitative study explores the social and emotional implications of key transitions, challenges and adaptations throughout the disease course from the perspective of patients and family caregivers.

methodsSemi-structured interviews were conducted with men and boys with DMD, and/or their caregivers, in the USA. Thematic analysis was used to examine patterns in data collected across the interviews.

resultsNineteen participants were included. Three major themes were identified: (1) barriers to participation are multifaceted; (2) an emotional journey shaped by 'inevitable progression;' (3) family provides critical tangible and emotional support. This study illustrates that psychosocial impacts of DMD are shaped by knowledge of the condition's natural history alongside other factors including the extent of social barriers, personal growth and adaptation, and family support.

conclusionsFindings provide insight into the strength and resilience with which individuals and their families respond to daily challenges and major clinical milestones and highlight the relative importance of loss of upper limb function as a transition in DMD affecting health-related quality-of-life.

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Adaptation, PsychologicalCaregiversMuscular Dystrophy, DuchenneQualitative ResearchQuality of LifeAdolescentAdultChildDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSocial SupportYoung AdultDMDDuchenneHealth-related quality of lifePsychosocialQualitative

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PMCPMC11133021

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