Illness perceptions of gout patients and the use of allopurinol in primary care: baseline findings from a prospective cohort study.

Ciaran P WalshJames A PriorPriyanka ChandratreJohn BelcherChristian D MallenEdward Roddy

Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2016)

Patients who perceive that they can control their gout and that treatments are effective are more likely to be using allopurinol, this suggests that better information is needed for the patient from GPs and rheumatologist to reassure and support their use of ULT.

Keyphrases

primary care
end stage renal disease
uric acid
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
metabolic syndrome
health information
patient reported