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31 Αυγ 2017 · After the onset of symptoms of rheumatic disease, 28% of patients delayed seeing any doctor for 4 months or longer. 36% of patients waited 4 months or longer for a referral to a rheumatologist.
- Diagnostic and therapeutic delay in Rheumatoid Arthritis patients ...
Delays in diagnosis and initiation of treatment for...
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Timely and precise diagnosis is of high importance in RA...
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This case highlights a number of risk factors which may lead...
- Diagnostic and therapeutic delay in Rheumatoid Arthritis patients ...
Despite good access to medical consultation in a private health system, there is still a delay to RA diagnosis and to start pharmacological therapy. A delay of more than 12 months was significantly associated with greater radiological damage after 5 years of follow-up.
Delays in diagnosis and initiation of treatment for Rheumatoid arthritis leads to poor disease outcome in terms of disability and quality of life, early diagnosis and treatment will result in improved quality of life and prevention of complications of Rheumatoid arthritis.
Timely and precise diagnosis is of high importance in RA treatment, since early diagnosis can arrest disease in many patients, thereby preventing or substantially slowing disease progression, irreparable joint damage, and disability in up to 90% of RA patients .
This case highlights a number of risk factors which may lead to a delay in diagnosis and treatment, and result in inadequate medical care and poor long-term outcomes for patients. RA is a relatively common condition when presenting with classical signs and symptoms of joint swelling, pain and stiffness.
13 Οκτ 2019 · Early diagnosis and the initiation of therapy correlates with better outcomes, higher rates of remission, and reduced joint damage and disability for both patients with seropositive RA and those with seronegative RA. 1,3-5 Evidence supports a therapeutic window of opportunity, in which the initiation of disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMAR...
23 Αυγ 2022 · Delay in diagnosis has improved significantly between 2012 and 2021. However, delay still remains long as most patients miss the 3-month therapeutic window. Future work focussing on reasons for delays in the patient pathway could help improve consultation pathways in India.
