Team versus non-team outpatient care in rheumatoid arthritis
| Autor: | Anders Bjelle, Marianne Sullivan, Monica Ahlmén |
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| Rok vydání: | 1988 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Immunology Outcome measures medicine.disease Pharmacological treatment T-group Rheumatology Ambulatory care Rheumatoid arthritis Orthopedic surgery Physical therapy Immunology and Allergy Medicine Outpatient clinic Pharmacology (medical) Rheumatology department business |
| Zdroj: | Arthritis & Rheumatism. 31:471-479 |
| ISSN: | 1529-0131 0004-3591 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/art.1780310403 |
| Popis: | In a rheumatology department, 2 randomized groups of female outpatients with rheumatoid arthritis were studied prospectively for 1 year. The outcome of multidisciplinary team care (T group, 31 patients) was compared with that of regular outpatient clinic care (NT group, 28 patients). Pharmacologic treatment and orthopedic specialist consultations were similar in both groups, but use of paramedical care was higher in the T group. Outcome measures of disease activity, specific joint function, and self-rated physical discomfort disclosed no significant differences between the 2 groups. Mental well-being increased in the T group. Overall health, measured by the Sickness Impact Profile, improved significantly only in the T group. This improvement was also significant compared with the NT group. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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