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EULAR Task Force Recommendations on Annual Cardiovascular Risk Assessment for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Audit of the Success of Implementation in a Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic
Joint Authors
Semb, Anne Grete P.
Ikdahl, Eirik
Rollefstad, Silvia
Olsen, Inge C.
Kvien, Tore K.
Hansen, Inger Johanne Widding
Soldal, Dag Magnar
Haugeberg, Glenn
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
EULAR recommendations for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk management include annual CVD risk assessments for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
We evaluated the recording of CVD risk factors (CVD-RF) in a rheumatology outpatient clinic, where EULAR recommendations had been implemented.
Further, we compared CVD-RF recordings between a regular rheumatology outpatient clinic (RegROC) and a structured arthritis clinic (AC).
Methods.
In 2012, 1142 RA patients visited the rheumatology outpatient clinic: 612 attended RegROC and 530 attended AC.
We conducted a search in the patient journals to ascertain the rate of CVD-RF recording.
Results.
The overall CVD-RF recording rate was 40.1% in the rheumatology outpatient clinic, reflecting a recording rate of 59.1% in the AC and 23.6% in the RegROC.
The odds ratios for having CVD-RFs recorded for patients attending AC compared to RegROC were as follows: blood pressure: 12.4, lipids: 5.0-6.0, glucose: 9.1, HbA1c: 6.1, smoking: 1.4, and for having all the CVD-RFs needed to calculate the CVD risk by the systematic coronary risk evaluation (SCORE): 21.0.
Conclusion.
The CVD-RF recording rate was low in a rheumatology outpatient clinic.
However, a systematic team-based model was superior compared to a RegROC.
Further measures are warranted to improve CVD-RF recording in RA patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ikdahl, Eirik& Rollefstad, Silvia& Olsen, Inge C.& Kvien, Tore K.& Hansen, Inger Johanne Widding& Soldal, Dag Magnar…[et al.]. 2015. EULAR Task Force Recommendations on Annual Cardiovascular Risk Assessment for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Audit of the Success of Implementation in a Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055780
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ikdahl, Eirik…[et al.]. EULAR Task Force Recommendations on Annual Cardiovascular Risk Assessment for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Audit of the Success of Implementation in a Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055780
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ikdahl, Eirik& Rollefstad, Silvia& Olsen, Inge C.& Kvien, Tore K.& Hansen, Inger Johanne Widding& Soldal, Dag Magnar…[et al.]. EULAR Task Force Recommendations on Annual Cardiovascular Risk Assessment for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Audit of the Success of Implementation in a Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055780
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1055780