Measuring quality of gout management in residential aged care facilities.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Gout, a common form of arthritis, can be controlled successfully with pharmacotherapy and is thus an ideal model for examining chronic disease management. Our aim was to examine treatment of gout evaluated in accordance with general management guidelines for gout as applied to Australian residential aged care facilities.

Methods

Electronic health record data linked with aged care clinical notes and electronic medication administration information (11 548 residents in 68 residential aged care facilities, >65 years of age) were interrogated to identify people with gout, other chronic conditions and gout medication use. The outcomes examined were the proportion receiving urate-lowering therapy (ULT; preventative medication) and/or colchicine/non-steroidal anti-inflamm

SUBMITTER: Nguyen AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9710438 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature