Open AccessRheumatoid Arthritis Patient's Journey
Author(s) -
Javier Rosa,
María Victoria García,
Aurelia Luissi,
Florencia Pierini,
Mirtha Sabelli,
Florencia Mollerach,
Enrique R. Soriano
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of clinical rheumatology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.615
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1536-7355
pISSN - 1076-1608
DOI - 10.1097/rhu.0000000000001196
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , rheumatoid arthritis , medical record , cohort , physical therapy , adverse effect , observational study , pediatrics
The aims of this study were to establish delay times from articular symptoms onset to first rheumatologist consultation, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) diagnosis, and treatment initiation with disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy and to assess the impact of delayed diagnosis on structural damage.