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"There are still a lot of things that I need": a qualitative study exploring opportunities to improve the health services of First Nations People with arthritis seen at an on-reserve outreach rheumatology clinic.

Adalberto Loyola SanchezIngris Pelaez-BallestasLynden CrowshoeDiane LacailleRita HendersonAna RameTessa LinkertTyler WhiteCheryl Barnabe
Published in: BMC health services research (2020)
Improving the quality of the current Indigenous rheumatology model of care requires implementing strategies that improve functioning, patient-provider communication, continuity of care, community awareness and peer support. A community-based provider who supports people while navigating health services could facilitate the implementation of these strategies.
Keyphrases
  • quality improvement
  • healthcare
  • primary care
  • palliative care
  • rheumatoid arthritis
  • juvenile idiopathic arthritis
  • mental health
  • pain management
  • affordable care act
  • chronic pain
  • health insurance
  • disease activity