Optimising gout treatment: insights from a nurse-led cohort study
Authors' conclusion
Nurse-led gout care, employing a targeted approach, was associated with a very high uptake of and adherence to ULT.
Study context
- Population
- All consecutively confirmed gout patients
- Exposure
- Nurse-led treat-to-target gout care vs usual care
- Nurse-ledn = 114
- Outcome
- Target p-urate levels (<0.36 mmol/L)
- Follow-up
- 2 years after diagnosis
Methodological detailsreal-life, treat-to-target, comparison with usual care
- Real-life
- Treat-to-target
- Comparison with usual care
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Target p-urate levels achieved · 2 years
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Secondary outcomes
- Urate-lowering therapy (ULT) continuation — Nurse-led
- 98%
Target p-urate in patient subgroups
- This trend persisted across various patient subgroups
Nurse-led care resource use · 336 days
- Average visits
- 2
- Average telephone contacts
- 3
2-year mortality
- 2-year mortality rate
- 15%
Original publication
Optimising gout treatment: insights from a nurse-led cohort study. RMD Open. Published 24 April 2024. doi:10.
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