Real-World Data from a Multi-Center Study: Insights to Psoriatic Arthritis Care.

ABSTRACT: Real-world data indicate disparities in biologic access across Europe. To describe the national structure of PsA care in Poland, with a particular focus on the population of inadequate responders (IRs) and difficulties associated with biologic therapy access. A pool of rheumatologic and dermatologic care centers was created based on National Health Fund contract lists (n = 841), from which 29 rheumatologic and 10 dermatologic centers were sampled randomly and successfully met the inclusion criterium. Additionally, 33 tertiary care centers were recruited. For successful center recruitment, one provider had to recruit at least one patient that met the criteria for one of the four pre-defined clinical subgroups, in which all patients had to have active PsA and IR status to at least 2 conventi

SUBMITTER: Batko B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8465653 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature