Patient education in rheumatoid arthritis: is the needs-based approach the way forward?

Ndosi, Mwidimi; Adebajo, Ade

Abstract

In recent years, the assessment of patients’ needs has become an important area of research for several reasons; expenditure on healthcare has risen faster than the cost increases reported in other sectors of the economy, and medical advances and demographic changes will continue the upward pressure on costs. At the same time, the resources available for healthcare are limited, and the rising expectations of the public have led to greater concerns about the quality of the services they receive.

• Journal Article Type: Editorial
• Acceptance Date: Aug 18, 2015
• Publication Date: Sep 18, 2015
• Journal: Clinical Rheumatology
• Print ISSN: 0770-3198
• Electronic ISSN: 1434-9949
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 34
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 1827-1829
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-015-3063-2
• Keywords: patient education, rheumatoid arthritis, editorial
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/843678
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10067-015-3063-2
• Related Public URLs: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10067-015-3063-2