Measures of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity in Australian Clinical Practice
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-05-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
To investigate which rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity measures are being collected in patients receiving glucocorticoids, non-biologic or biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in Australian rheumatology practice.
Methods.
A retrospective audit of medical records was conducted from eight rheumatology practices around Australia.
Each rheumatologist recruited 30 consecutive eligible patients into the review, 10 of whom must have been receiving a biological agent for rheumatoid arthritis.
Disease activity measures and radiographic assessments were collected from each patient's last consultation.
For biologic patients, disease activity measures were also collected from when the patient was first initiated on the biological agent.
Results.
At last consultation, the disease measures that were recorded most often were ESR (89.2%), haemoglobin (87.5%), and CRP (84.2%).
DAS28 was infrequently recorded (16.3%).
The rate of recording disease activity measures for patients receiving biologic DMARDs decreased over time (mean 27 months).
Conclusion.
This review has shown inconsistency of RA activity measures being recorded in Australian rheumatology clinical practice.
An accurate assessment of the disease process is necessary to effectively target rheumatoid arthritis patients to treat in order to achieve optimal outcomes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Taylor, Andrew& Bagga, Hanish. 2011. Measures of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity in Australian Clinical Practice. ISRN Rheumatology،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-472239
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Taylor, Andrew& Bagga, Hanish. Measures of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity in Australian Clinical Practice. ISRN Rheumatology No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-472239
American Medical Association (AMA)
Taylor, Andrew& Bagga, Hanish. Measures of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity in Australian Clinical Practice. ISRN Rheumatology. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-472239
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-472239