TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical assessment and management of spondyloarthritides in the middle east
T2 - A multinational investigation
AU - Hammoudeh, Mohammed
AU - Al Rayes, Hanan
AU - Alawadhi, Adel
AU - Gado, Kamel
AU - Shirazy, Khalid
AU - Deodhar, Atul
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Mohammed Hammoudeh et al.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Data on spondyloarthritis (SpA) from the Middle East are sparse and the management of these diseases in this area of the world faces a number of challenges, including the relevant resources to enable early diagnosis and referral and sufficient funds to aid the most appropriate treatment strategy. The objective was to report on the characteristics, disease burden, and treatment of SpA in the Middle East region and to highlight where management strategies could be improved, with the overall aim of achieving better patient outcomes. This multicenter, observational, cross-sectional study collected demographic, clinical, laboratory, and treatment data on 169 consecutive SpA patients at four centers (Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia). The data collected presents the average time from symptom onset to diagnosis along with the presence of comorbidities in the region and comparisons between treatment with NSAIDs and biologics. In the absence of regional registries of SpA patients, the data presented here provide a rare snapshot of the characteristics, disease burden, and treatment of these patients, highlighting the management challenges in the region.
AB - Data on spondyloarthritis (SpA) from the Middle East are sparse and the management of these diseases in this area of the world faces a number of challenges, including the relevant resources to enable early diagnosis and referral and sufficient funds to aid the most appropriate treatment strategy. The objective was to report on the characteristics, disease burden, and treatment of SpA in the Middle East region and to highlight where management strategies could be improved, with the overall aim of achieving better patient outcomes. This multicenter, observational, cross-sectional study collected demographic, clinical, laboratory, and treatment data on 169 consecutive SpA patients at four centers (Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia). The data collected presents the average time from symptom onset to diagnosis along with the presence of comorbidities in the region and comparisons between treatment with NSAIDs and biologics. In the absence of regional registries of SpA patients, the data presented here provide a rare snapshot of the characteristics, disease burden, and treatment of these patients, highlighting the management challenges in the region.
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U2 - 10.1155/2015/178750
DO - 10.1155/2015/178750
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84953897014
SN - 1687-9260
VL - 2015
JO - International Journal of Rheumatology
JF - International Journal of Rheumatology
M1 - 178750
ER -