Team-Based Outpatient Rheumatology Care: A Scoping Review of Terminology, Team Composition, and Impact on Advancing the Quintuple Aim
Authors' conclusion
This review highlights wide variation in team composition, collaboration, and terminology in team-based rheumatology care models.
Study context
- Population
- Peer-reviewed studies of outpatient team-based rheumatology care; MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane CENTRAL and CINAHL from inception to May 202476 reports · 67 studies
- Comparison
- Outpatient team-based rheumatology care vs other models of care
- Outcome
- Mapping of terminology, team composition and outcomes across the Quintuple Aim
Methodological detailsJoanna Briggs Institute methodology, PRISMA-ScR
- Joanna Briggs Institute methodology
- PRISMA-ScR
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Team-based models most frequently involved a rheumatologist and a nurse; team composition varied widely
- Terminology describing care models was inconsistent; care delivery descriptions often lacked detail to allow replication
- Most studies focused on clinical outcomes and patient experience; few included economic, equity or provider-related outcomes
- 6139 unique records identified
Original publication
Team-Based Outpatient Rheumatology Care: A Scoping Review of Terminology, Team Composition, and Impact on Advancing the Quintuple Aim. J Rheumatol. Published 15 January 2026. doi:10.
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