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RMD OPEN
Volume 7, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2021-001628
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gout; patient reported outcome measures; crystal arthropathies; health services research; rehabilitation
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This study demonstrates that target sUA can be achieved in most patients with ULT. Lower self-reported alcohol consumption, lower beliefs in overuse of medicines, and higher self-efficacy for arthritis symptoms are associated with treatment success.
Objectives Gout is often not adequately treated, and we aimed to apply urate lowering treatment (ULT) combined with individual information to achieve target serum urate (sUA) in clinical practice, and to identify predictors of achievement of this sUA target. Methods Patients with a recent gout flare and sUA >360 mu mol/L (>6 mg/dL) were consecutively included in a single-centre study and managed with a treat-to-target approach combining nurse-led information about gout with ULT. All patients were assessed with tight controls at baseline, 1, 2, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months including clinical examination, information on demographics, lifestyle, self-efficacy and beliefs about medicines. The treatment target was sUA Results Of 211 patients (mean age 56.4 years, disease duration 7.8 years, 95% males), 186 completed the 12-month study. Mean sUA levels decreased from baseline mean 500 to 311 mu mol/L at 12 months with 85.5% achieving the treatment target. Alcohol consumption at least weekly versus less frequently (OR 0.14; 95% CI 0.04 to 0.55) as well as beliefs in overuse of medicines (OR per unit 0.77; 95 CI 0.62 to 0.94) decreased the chance of reaching the treatment target, while higher self-efficacy for arthritis symptoms (OR 1.49 per 10 units; 95% CI 1.09 to 2.05) increased the likelihood. Conclusions This study shows that target sUA can be achieved with ULT in most patients. Less self-reported alcohol consumption, low beliefs in overuse of medicines and higher self-efficacy are associated with treatment success.
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