Barriers and Facilitators Associated With Delays in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lupus: A Qualitative Study of Patients and Rheumatologists in the Central American and Caribbean Region

Delays in SLE care in CAC are predominantly driven by systemic rather than patient-level factors. Strengthening health system capacity, expanding rheumatology services, and fostering culturally sensitive care are essential to reducing inequities and improving outcomes.

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JCR Journal of Clinical Rheumatology
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2025-11-06
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https://doi.org/10.1097/rhu.0000000000002290
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4
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
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Barriers and Facilitators Associated With Delays in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lupus: A Qualitative Study of Patients and Rheumatologists in the Central American and Caribbean Region

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Barriers and Facilitators Associated With Delays in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lupus: A Qualitative Study of Patients and Rheumatologists in the Central American and Caribbean Region

Irene López Pérez, Ana Marta López-Mantecón, Zoila Marlene Guibert-Toledano, Gil Reyes-Llerena, Antonio Cachafeiro-Vilar, Rachel Alvarez, Mayra Elizabeth Cifuentes-Alvarado, Tirsa Colmenares‐Roa, Roberto Muñoz-Louis, José Anibal Chacón-Súchite, Ingris del Pilar Peláez-Ballestas, Carolina Espinosa-Escobar, Teresandris Polanco-Mora, Deyanira Isabel Reyes-Baca, Isabel Blanco-O, Yaneli Vizcaino-Luna, Amaranta ManriquedeLara, Hugo Rosas-Fraga, Witjal Manuel Bermúdez-Marrero, Gabriela María Guzmán-Melgar, Idania Calixta Escalante-Mendoza
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Abstract

Delays in SLE care in CAC are predominantly driven by systemic rather than patient-level factors. Strengthening health system capacity, expanding rheumatology services, and fostering culturally sensitive care are essential to reducing inequities and improving outcomes.

JCR Journal of Clinical RheumatologyVol. 32(1S)
Universidad de Panamá (PA), Universidad de Ciencias Medicas (CR), Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (GT), Hospital General San Juan de Dios (GT), Hospital General de México (MX), Hospital Punta Pacifica (PA), Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de las Villas (UCLV) (CU), Hospital Padre Américo (PT), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-León (NI), Hospital Oncológico Docente "Conrado Benítez García" (CU), Ministerio de Salud (NI), Honduras Foundation for Agricultural Research (HN), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (MX)
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
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