Do it fast! Early access to specialized care improved long-term outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis: data from the REAL multicenter observational study.

Cleandro Pires De AlbuquerqueAna Paula Monteiro Gomides ReisAna Beatriz Vargas SantosManoel Barros BértoloPaulo Louzada JúniorRina Dalva Neubarth GiorgiSebastião Cezar RadominskiMaria Fernanda B Resende GuimarãesKarina Rossi BonfiglioliMaria de Fátima L Cunha SaumaIvânio Alves PereiraClaiton Viegas BrenolLicia Maria Henrique MotaLeopoldo Santos-NetoGeraldo Rocha Castelar Pinheiro

Published in: Advances in rheumatology (London, England) (2023)

Early diagnosis and treatment initiation in patients with RA was critically dependent on early access to the rheumatologist; late specialized assessment was associated with worse long-term clinical outcomes.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
palliative care
healthcare
disease activity
clinical trial
systemic lupus erythematosus
electronic health record
machine learning
ankylosing spondylitis
pain management