Practices among General Practitioners in Rheumatoid Arthritis (GEPRA-I): results of a region-wide online survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To assess current practice regarding the management of rheumatoid arthritis patients among general practitioners of a French region, and their perception about the deployment of a multidisciplinary collaboration.

Methods

A cross-sectional online survey was sent to the general practitioners of a French region. The questionnaire comprised of 3 sections to collect data regarding 1/demographics, 2/practice and knowledge in rheumatoid arthritis, and 3/perception about the deployment of a multidisciplinary collaboration.

Results

1/A total of 247 general practitioners (M/F ratio: 1.4; mean age: 46.7 years) completed the survey. 2/More than half of general practitioners believed that their role was very or extremely important in disease diagnosis (72.5%), and manag

SUBMITTER: Yailian AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9164358 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature