Challenges and opportunities in access to care for systemic lupus erythematosus patients across Europe and worldwide.

ABSTRACT: SLE presents significant challenges for patients and health-care professionals (HCPs), both across Europe and worldwide. Improving health-care outcomes for patients with SLE requires a comprehensive understanding of patient disease pathways. In particular, the geographical distance between SLE patients and specialized care centres, combined with the scarcity of rheumatologists, exacerbates delays in diagnosis and management. Also, the initial SLE symptoms can often be non-specific, and providing guidelines for primary HCPs and other non-specialists is extremely important. Improvement in access to treatment is also important, with several recently approved therapies for SLE not being available in several European countries and many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Furthermore, in t

SUBMITTER: Mosca M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11250230 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature