Impact of rheumatoid arthritis in Turkey: a questionnaire study
dc.contributor.author | Direskeneli, H. | |
dc.contributor.author | Akkoc, N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Bes, C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Cakir, N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Cefle, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Cobankara, V. | |
dc.contributor.author | Dalkilic, E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Dinc, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ertenli, T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gul, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hamuryudan, V. | |
dc.contributor.author | Inanc, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kalyoncu, U. | |
dc.contributor.author | Karaaslan, Y. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kasifoglu, T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Keser, G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Keskin, G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kisacik, B. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kiraz, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Masatlioglu, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Onat, A. M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ozbek, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ozturk, M. A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Pamuk, O. N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Pay, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Pirildar, T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sayarlioglu, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Senel, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Senturk, T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Tasan, D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Terzioglu, E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Yazici, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Yucel, E. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-27T12:10:23Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-28T09:57:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-27T12:10:23Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-28T09:57:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0392-856X | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/8226 | |
dc.description | WOS: 000341171000006 | en_US |
dc.description | PubMed ID: 24960289 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Objective Unmet needs of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients regarding physician/patient communication, treatment preferences and quality of life issues were investigated in a Turkish survey study. Methods The study was conducted with the contribution of 33 rheumatologists, and included 519 RA patients. The study population included patients who had been on biologic therapy for >6 months and were still receiving biologic therapy (BT group), and those who were biologic naive, but found eligible for biologic treatment (NBT group). Of the RA patients, 35.5% initially had a visit to an internal disease specialist, 25.5% to a physical therapy and rehabilitation specialist, and 12.2% to a rheumatology specialist for their RA complaints. The diagnosis of RA was made by a rheumatologist in 48.2% of patients. Results The majority of RA patients (86.3%) visit their doctor within 15-week intervals. Most of the physician-patient communication focused on disease symptoms (99.0%) and impact of the disease on quality of life (61.8%). The proportion of RA patients who perceived their health status as good/very good/excellent was higher in the BT group than in the NBT group (74.3% vs. 51.5%, p<0.001). However, of those RA patients in the NBT group, only 24.8% have been recommended to start a biologic treatment by their doctors. With respect to dose frequency options, once-monthly injections were preferred (80%) to a bi-weekly injection schedule (8%). Conclusion In conclusion, RA patients receiving biologic therapy reported higher rates of improved symptoms and better quality of life and seemed to be more satisfied with their treatment in our study. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Merck Sharpe-Dohme Turkey, Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | The survey and manuscript was sponsored by Merck Sharpe-Dohme Turkey, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA. The Investigators of the survey have received honoraria from MSD Turkey. No payments were made to authors for the writing of this manuscript. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | CLINICAL & EXPER RHEUMATOLOGY | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | en_US |
dc.subject | rheumatoid arthritis | en_US |
dc.subject | quality of life | en_US |
dc.subject | patient survey | en_US |
dc.title | Impact of rheumatoid arthritis in Turkey: a questionnaire study | en_US |
dc.type | article | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | [Direskeneli, H.] Univ Marmara, Sch Med, Div Rheumatol, Istanbul, Turkey -- [Akkoc, N.] Dokuz Eylul Univ, Sch Med, Div Rheumatol, TR-35210 Alsancak, Turkey -- [Bes, C.] Abant Izzet Baysal Univ, Sch Med, Div Rheumatol, Bolu, Turkey -- [Cakir, N.] Fatih Sultan Mehmet Res & Educ Hosp, Rheumatol Clin, Istanbul, Turkey -- [Cefle, A.] Kocaeli Univ, Sch Med, Div Rheumatol, Kocaeli, Turkey -- [Cobankara, V.] Pamukkale Univ, Sch Med, Div Rheumatol, Denizli, Turkey -- [Dalkilic, E.] Uludag Univ, Sch Med, Div Rheumatol, Bursa, Turkey -- [Dinc, A.] Hacettepe Univ, Sch Med, Private Off, Ankara, Turkey -- [Ertenli, T. -- Kiraz, S.] Hacettepe Univ, Sch Med, Div Rheumatol, Ankara, Turkey -- [Gul, A. -- Inanc, M.] Istanbul Univ, Istanbul Sch Med, Div Rheumatol, Istanbul, Turkey -- [Hamuryudan, V.] Istanbul Univ, Cerrahpasa Sch Med, Div Rheumatol, Istanbul, Turkey -- [Kalyoncu, U.] Antakya State Hosp, Rheumatol Clin, Antakya, Turkey -- [Karaaslan, Y.] Hitit Univ, Sch Med, Numune Res & Educ Hosp, Rheumatol Clin, Corum, Turkey -- [Kasifoglu, T.] Eskisehir Osmangazi Univ, Sch Med, Div Rheumatol, Eskisehir, Turkey -- [Keser, G.] Ege Univ, Sch Med, Div Rheumatol, Izmir, Turkey -- [Keskin, G.] Diskapi Res & Educ Hosp, Rheumatol Clininc, Ankara, Turkey -- [Kisacik, B. -- Onat, A. M.] Gaziantep Univ, Sch Med, Div Rheumatol, Gaziantep, Turkey -- [Masatlioglu, S.] Medeniyet Univ, Sch Med, Div Rheumatol, Istanbul, Turkey -- [Ozbek, S.] Cukurova Univ, Sch Med, Div Rheumatol, Balcali, Turkey -- [Ozturk, M. A.] Gazi Univ, Sch Med, Div Rheumatol, Ankara, Turkey -- [Pamuk, O. N.] Trakya Univ, Sch Med, Div Rheumatol, Edirne, Turkey -- [Pay, S.] Gulhane Mil Med Acad, Sch Med, Div Rheumatol, Ankara, Turkey -- [Pirildar, T.] Celal Bayar Univ, Sch Med, Div Rheumatol, Manisa, Turkey -- [Sayarlioglu, M.] Sutcu Imam Univ, Sch Med, Div Rheumatol, Kahramanmaras, Turkey -- [Senel, S.] Cumhuriyet Univ, Sch Med, Div Rheumatol, Sivas, Turkey -- [Senturk, T.] Adnan Menderes Univ, Sch Med, Div Rheumatol, Aydin, Turkey -- [Tasan, D.] Kartal Educ & Res Hosp, Rheumatol Clin, Istanbul, Turkey -- [Terzioglu, E.] Akdeniz Univ, Sch Med, Div Rheumatol, Antalya, Turkey -- [Yazici, A.] Sakarya Res & Educ Hosp, Rheumatol Clin, Sakarya, Turkey -- [Yucel, E.] Baskent Univ, Div Rheumatol, Ankara, Turkey | en_US |
dc.contributor.authorID | Akkoc, Nurullah -- 0000-0002-3718-171X; | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 32 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | en_US |
dc.identifier.endpage | 483 | en_US |
dc.identifier.startpage | 477 | en_US |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
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