Current landscape of immune-mediated inflammatory rheumatic diseases in Brazil's public and private systems: retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to describe the epidemiology, outcomes and costs of four immune-mediated inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IMIRDs)-systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS)-in Brazil's public and private healthcare systems from 2018 to 2022.

Design

Retrospective observational study.

Setting

The study was conducted across hospital and outpatient levels of care in Brazil, based on nationwide data representing the public (Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System-DATASUS) and private (National Supplementary Health Agency-ANS) healthcare sectors.

Participants

The study analysed data from four distinct systems: 609 427 patients from the public Outpatient Information

SUBMITTER: Monticielo OA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12645632 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature