Barriers and Facilitators Associated With Delays in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lupus: Insights From Patients and Rheumatologists From the Andean/Bolivarian Region
Delays in SLE care reflect limitations within the health system, social stigma, and inequities. Strengthening primary care training, streamlining administrative processes, and fostering patient-centered, multidisciplinary approaches are critical. In addition, regional and transnational health policies are needed to guarantee timely and equitable access to diagnosis and treatment of SLE.
Authors
- Jesús G. Ballesteros
- Yurilís Fuentes-Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5915-769X)
- Rómulo Villacís-Tamayo
- Manuel F. Ugarte‐Gil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1728-1999)
- Irama Maldonado
- Jorge Hernán Izquierdo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3949-7638)
- Sergio Guevara-Pacheco
- Amaranta Manrique de Lara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1531-8770)
- Carlota Acosta
- Gloria Vázquez
- María del Carmen Ochoa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3760-4492)
- Rosana Quintana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0643-2755)
- Ana Ospina-Caicedo
- Tirsa Colmenares‐Roa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3899-4787)
- Cecilia Camacho
- Ingris del Pilar Peláez-Ballestas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5188-7375)
- Carolina Espinosa-Escobar
- Edgar A. Castro-Franco
- Ivan L. Stekman
- Ivonne del Cisne Quezada-López
- Ericka V. Sarabia-Chavez
- Nataly Liduvina Beleño-Epieyu
- Danith Medina-Bornachera
- Keisy Orduz-Uribe
- Alexander Serna-Paz
- Kelly Escobar-Jimenez
- Juan P. Gómez-Alconz
- Sandra Y. Martinez-Gomez
- Luisa Ortega-Latan
- Jennyffer Vélez-Martínez
- Marylin Parra-Martínez
- Susana Lucero Revollo
- Romina Payan-Castillejos
- Patricia Ericka Díaz-Cuiza
Institutions
- University of Cauca (CO)
- Universidad de Oriente (VE)
- University of Cuenca (EC)
- Universidad Científica del Sur (PE)
- University of Atlántico (CO)
- Hospital General de México (MX)
- Tomás Frías Autonomous University (BO)
- University of Córdoba (CO)
- Universidad de Antioquia (CO)
- National University of Rosario (AR)
- Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana (VE)
- Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (ES)
- Fundació Privada Clínic per a La Recerca Biomèdica (ES)
- National Archive and Library of Bolivia (BO)
- Hospital Militar Central (CO)
- Hospital Provincial de Rosario (AR)
- Ministerio de Salud (BO)
- Hospital de Especialidades (MX)
- Colciencias (CO)
- Hospital Base Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen (PE)
- Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas (EC)
- Centro de Investigación de la Caña de Azúcar de Colombia (CO)
- Academia Nacional de Medicina Venezuela (VE)
- Hospital Universitario Infantil San José (CO)
- Universidad Autónoma de Occidente (CO)
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JCR Journal of Clinical Rheumatology
- Published
- 2025-12-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/rhu.0000000000002301
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.00