Racial and ethnic differences in the pharmacologic management of osteoarthritis: rapid systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Racial and ethnic disparities in osteoarthritis (OA) patients' disease experience may be related to marked differences in the utilization and prescription of pharmacologic treatments.

Objectives

The main objective of this rapid systematic review was to evaluate studies that examined race/ethnic differences in the use of pharmacologic treatments for OA.

Data sources and methods

A literature search (PubMed and Embase) was ran on 25 February 2022. Studies that evaluated race/ethnic differences in the use of OA pharmacologic treatments were included. Two reviewers independently screened titles and abstracts and abstracted data from full-text articles. Preferred Reporting Items of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were followed.

Results

SUBMITTER: Vina ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9251972 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature