Patient Empowerment: Apni Jung (Our Fight) against Rheumatoid Arthritis for South Asian Population
Author(s) -
Ailsa Bosworth,
Shirish Dubey,
Ade Adebajo,
Arumugam Moorthy,
Shivam Arora,
Afshan Salim,
Joti Reehal,
Vibhu Paudyal,
Monica Gupta,
Kanta Kumar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
mediterranean journal of rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2529-198X
DOI - 10.31138/mjr.32.2.93
Subject(s) - ethnic group , empowerment , rheumatoid arthritis , medicine , covid-19 , population , patient empowerment , alternative medicine , family medicine , gerontology , political science , sociology , environmental health , pathology , anthropology , law , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Covid-19 has affected many populations in the UK, and ethnic minority communities in particular. People from ethnic minority communities living with long-term chronic diseases have shown to be less engaging with self-management and report having poor medication adherence. The main reason to this problem is the way information is delivered to non-English speaking patients. This editorial discusses an innovation to over this barriers in rheumatology practice.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom