| Literature DB >> 16372731 |
Denise Pope1, Sue Tipler, John Kirwan, Sarah Hewlett.
Abstract
Many chronic conditions with fluctuating levels of disease activity are traditionally managed by lifelong regular medical reviews. However, this means appointments do not always coincide with patient need, while the volume of reviews makes it difficult to respond quickly to requests for help. Research in rheumatoid arthritis suggests that hospital-initiated reviews can be replaced by patient-initiated reviews, supported by nurse-led initiatives.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16372731
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nurs Times ISSN: 0954-7762