Publications by authors named "D Meyer-Olson"
Background: Rheumatology in Germany is facing major challenges. The need for rheumatological care is increasing and can no longer be met in some regions for capacity reasons. Too many people with an inflammatory rheumatic disease (IRD) have to forego appropriate care or receive it too late.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Early diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory rheumatic diseases can prevent consequential damage such as permanently limited mobility and joint or organ damage. Simultaneously, there is an increasing deficit in medical care owing to the lack of rheumatological capacity. Rural regions are particularly affected.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The treatment of axial spondylarthritis (axSpA) includes pharmacological treatment measures (PTM) and nonpharmacological treatment measures (NPTM) as well as supporting resources, such as rehabilitation services (RS) and membership in patient support groups (PSG). Nevertheless, there are significant participation restrictions in patients with axSpA in Germany.
Objective: Investigation of functional deficits, participation restrictions and utilization of PTM, NPTM, RS and PSG membership in patients with axSpA.
Article Synopsis
- The study highlights that 80% of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have at least one comorbidity, with high rates of depression and anxiety compared to the general population, prompting the need for effective screening and care.
- A year-long randomized controlled trial involving 224 patients tested the effects of team-based care on managing depression and anxiety, focusing on an intervention group (IG) receiving support from rheumatological assistants.
- Results indicated significant improvements in anxiety symptoms and patient satisfaction in the IG, demonstrating the benefits of collaborative care, while no significant changes in depression levels were observed.
Introduction: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that typically affects people in their second and third decades of life, which are important years for establishing a professional career. We aim to study outcomes of work participation (WP) and their associations with demographic and clinical confounders, in addition to prevalence of negative workplace experiences in axSpA.
Methods: In total, 770 patients with axSpA participated in the multicentre, observational ATTENTUS-axSpA survey in Germany.