Naslov
DISEASE ACTIVITY AND TREATMENT PATTERNS IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN CROATIA

Autori
Mitrović, Joško ; Borić, Katarina ; Grazio, Simeon ; Grubišić, Frane ; Kardum, Željka ; Kehler, Tatjana ; Ljubičić Marković, Nikolina ; Marasović-Krstulović, Daniela ; Maštrović-Radončić, Ksenija ; Milanović, Sonja ; Prus, Višnja ; Tomljanović Rudar, Ivana ; Morović- Vergles, Jadranka

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, stručni

Skup
Central European Congress of Rheumatology

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 06.12.2018. - 08.12.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Rheumatoid arthritis, Croatia

Sažetak
Access to biologic treatment differ in EU countries and is influenced by different factors. In CEE countries 1%–5% of all RA patients are treated with biological therapy. Factors influencing prescriptions of bio- logics in CEE are mostly macroeconomic conditions and restrictive treatment guidelines but also shortage of specialist prescribers, administrative hurdless and availability of care. [1]. There are published data on access to biologic treatment in Central and Eastern EU countries but there currently is no data in Croatia. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess and compare patient care and access to biologic therapy for rheu- matoid arthritis (RA) treated in secondary and tertiary institutions in Croatia. Methods: Non-interventional, multicenter study with retrospective chart review to collect demographics and clinical characteristics from patient’s history and a cross-sectional study on date of visit to the rheumatologist with evaluation of DAS28 score and therapeutic interventions taken at this cross-sectional visit. Study was con- ducted in 398 RA patients from Balkan region and this subanalysis is showing results on 130 RA patients from 8 sites in Croatia.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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