[ADAPTHERA-Statewide cross-sectoral care network for patients with early rheumatoid arthritis shows sustained remission in standard care].

Background/objective: The majority of patients in Germany miss out on the necessity of early diagnosis and initiation of therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) caused by considerable structural deficits in the health care system. The challenge is to reconcile the individual demand for the best possible therapy result with a sustainable expenditure of resources.

Methods: The cross-sectoral regional care network ADAPTHERA aims to improve early RA diagnosis and treatment in Rhineland-Palatinate.

[Depressive symptoms in early rheumatoid arthritis : Within the rheumatism network ADAPTHERA].

Background And Objective: For patients with established rheumatoid arthritis and also early arthritis an increased prevalence of depression has been described. For a better understanding of depression in early arthritis patients, depression prevalences of a German early arthritis cohort were examined, with a focus on disease activity, anti-CCP status, disease duration and functional capacity over a period of 2 years.

Material And Methods: The evaluation was based on the early arthritis cohort ADAPTHERA from Rhineland-Palatinate.