Can the adherence to quality of care indicators for early rheumatoid arthritis in clinical practice reduce risk of hospitalisation? Retrospective cohort study based on the Record Linkage of Rheumatic Disease study of the Italian Society for Rheumatology.
Anna ZanettiAnd Carlo Alberto ScirèLisa ArgnaniGreta CarraraAntonella Zambonnull nullPublished in: BMJ open (2020)
In early RA, adherence to quality standards of care is associated with a lower risk of hospitalisation. Future interventions to improve the adherence to quality standards of care in this setting should decrease the risk of hospitalisation with a significant impact on individual and population health.
Keyphrases
- rheumatoid arthritis
- quality improvement
- healthcare
- palliative care
- clinical practice
- disease activity
- adipose tissue
- glycemic control
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- gene expression
- ankylosing spondylitis
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- interstitial lung disease
- current status
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv testing