An international survey of current management practices for polymyalgia rheumatica by general practitioners and rheumatologists

Donskov, Agnete Overgaard; Mackie, Sarah Louise; Hauge, Ellen Margrethe; Toro-Gutiérrez, Carlos Enrique; Hansen, Ib Tønder; Hemmig, Andrea Katharina; Van der Maas, Aatke; Gheita, Tamer; Nielsen, Berit Dalsgaard; Douglas, Karen M J; Conway, Richard; Rezus, Elena; Dasgupta, Bhaskar; Monti, Sara; Matteson, Eric L; Sattui, Sebastian E; Matza, Mark; Ocampo, Vanessa; Gromova, Margarita; Grainger, Rebecca; Bran, Andrea; Appenzeller, Simone; Goecke, Annelise; Colman, Nelly; Keen, Helen I; Kuwana, Masataka; Gupta, Latika; Salim, Babur; Harifi, Ghita; Erraoui, Mariam; Ziade, Nelly; Al-Ani, Nizar Abdulateef; Ajibade, Adeola; Knitza, Johannes; Frølund, Line; Yates, Max; Pimentel-Quiroz, Victor R; Lyrio, Andre Marun; Sandovici, Maria; Van der Geest, Kornelis S M; Helliwell, Toby; Brouwer, Elisabeth; Dejaco, Christian; Keller, Kresten Krarup

Abstract

Objectives
To explore current management practices for PMR by general practitioners (GPs) and rheumatologists including implications for clinical trial recruitment.

Methods
An English language questionnaire was constructed by a working group of rheumatologists and GPs from six countries. The questionnaire focused on: 1: Respondent characteristics; 2: Referral practices; 3: Treatment with glucocorticoids; 4: Diagnostics; 5: Comorbidities; and 6: Barriers to research. The questionnaire was distributed to rheumatologists and GPs worldwide via members of the International PMR/Giant Cell Arteritis Study Group.

Citation

Donskov, A. O., Mackie, S. L., Hauge, E. M., Toro-Gutiérrez, C. E., Hansen, I. T., Hemmig, A. K., …Keller, K. K. (in press). An international survey of current management practices for polymyalgia rheumatica by general practitioners and rheumatologists. Rheumatology, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keac713

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 13, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Jan 13, 2023
• Deposit Date: May 25, 2023
• Journal: Rheumatology
• Print ISSN: 1462-0324
• Electronic ISSN: 1462-0332
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keac713
• Keywords: Pharmacology (medical); Rheumatology