Blockades in the Pathway of Specialty Care in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Report Based on Indian Rheumatology Association Database
Both patient and healthcare professional-related factors contribute to referral delays in RA patients. Major factors causing referral delays include reluctance to refer and inadequate knowledge about rheumatology among primary care physicians and the general public. Patients' education and occupation also influence the timing of referrals to specialty care.
Authors
- Apurva Khare
- Banwari Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3302-9566)
- Srikantiah Chandrashekara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2661-9840)
- Alakendu Ghosh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2956-9703)
- Padmanabha Shenoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7666-1361)
- Uma Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3281-7683)
- Rudra Prosad Goswami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8670-1745)
- Rajkiran Dudam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1387-5183)
- Debashish Danda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2121-0942)
- Sapan Pandya
Institutions
- Christian Medical College, Vellore (IN)
- Care Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IN)
- Christian Medical College (IN)
- Hyderabad Rheumatology Center (IN)
- Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates (US)
- Niramaya Healthcare (IN)
- Center for Rheumatology (US)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.59556/japi.72.0495
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.47