Pilot study of a multidisciplinary gout patient education and monitoring program.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Gout patient self-management knowledge and adherence to treatment regimens are poor. Our objective was to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a multidisciplinary team-based pilot program for the education and monitoring of gout patients.

Methods

Subjects completed a gout self-management knowledge exam, along with gout flare history and compliance questionnaires, at enrollment and at 6 and 12 months. Each exam was followed by a nursing educational intervention via a structured gout curriculum. Structured monthly follow-up calls from pharmacists emphasized adherence to management programs. Primary outcomes were subject and provider program evaluation questionnaires at 6 and 12 months, program retention rate and success in reaching patients via monthly calls.<

SUBMITTER: Fields TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5837038 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature