What Represents Treatment Efficacy in Long-term Studies of Gout Flare Prevention? An Interview Study of People With Gout.

Jeremy HolyerAndrea Garcia-GuillenWilliam John Taylor Angelo Lino Gaffo Merryn Gott Julia Slark Anne M Horne Isabel Su Nicola Dalbeth Sarah Stewart

Published in: The Journal of rheumatology (2021)

Flare duration, flare frequency, and pain severity are all taken into account by patients with gout when considering treatment efficacy over time. Long-term studies of gout should ideally capture all these factors to better represent patients' experience of treatment success.

Keyphrases

uric acid
chronic pain
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
metabolic syndrome
pain management
spinal cord
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
smoking cessation