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CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY
Volume 39, Issue 3, Pages 697-702Publisher
SPRINGER LONDON LTD
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-019-04795-9
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Education; Lupus; Patient; Physician; Resource-limited; SLE
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with a wide range of manifestations and potential to affect several organ systems. Complications arise from both disease and medications especially glucocorticoids, significantly contributing to overall morbidity and mortality. SLE predominantly affects patients during their prime productive years resulting in substantial economic burden on the patient, caregivers, and society due to direct, indirect, and intangible costs. This illness burden is compounded in developing countries with limited resources due to various disparities in healthcare delivery. Physician education and practical referral and endorsement guidelines adapted to the local setting reinforce continuity and coordinated care. Likewise, patient education, self-help programs, and shared decision-making are essential best practice in the clinics. Both physician education and patient education improve overall outcomes in chronic diseases like SLE. As a developing country with very few rheumatologists and/or lupus specialists, efficient healthcare delivery for most Filipino lupus patients remains elusive. We describe our experience in confronting these challenges through development of strategies which focus on physician and patient education.
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