Gout & crystal arthritis

Perspective of Dutch Patients with Gout on Continuation or Discontinuation of Urate‐Lowering Therapy During Remission: A Mixed‐Methods Study

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)Published Mixed-methods study

Authors' conclusion

These results can aid shared decision-making and provide input for what is important to discuss with patients with gout in remission when they consider ULT discontinuation.

Study context

Population
Dutch patients with gout in remission on urate-lowering therapy (ULT)Substudy 1: 18
Outcome
Factors influencing the decision for continuation or discontinuation of ULT and their relative importance (rescaled probability score)
Methodological detailssemistructured interviews with inductive thematic analysis, maximum difference scaling
  • Semistructured interviews with inductive thematic analysis
  • Maximum difference scaling

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Relative importance of items for ULT (dis)continuation

Items identified in substudy 1

22 items within 10 overarching themes

Original publication

Perspective of Dutch Patients with Gout on Continuation or Discontinuation of Urate‐Lowering Therapy During Remission: A Mixed‐Methods Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). Published 23 July 2024. doi:10.1002/acr.25392

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