Patient Empowerment: Apni Jung (Our Fight) against Rheumatoid Arthritis for South Asian Population.

Autor: Bosworth A; National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society, Maidenhead, United Kingdom., Dubey S; Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Headington, United Kingdom., Adebajo A; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom., Moorthy A; Department of Rheumatology, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom., Arora S; National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society, Maidenhead, United Kingdom., Salim A; Bellevue Medical Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom., Reehal J; National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society, Maidenhead, United Kingdom., Paudyal V; Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom., Gupta M; Gartnavel General Hospital and Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom., Kumar K; Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Mediterranean journal of rheumatology [Mediterr J Rheumatol] 2021 Jun 30; Vol. 32 (2), pp. 93-95. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jun 30 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.31138/mjr.32.2.93
Abstrakt: 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.
(© 2021 The Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology (MJR).)
Databáze: MEDLINE