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Living With Gout in New Zealand An Exploratory Study Into People’s Knowledge About the Disease and Its Treatment

Living With Gout in New Zealand An Exploratory Study Into People’s Knowledge About the... ORIGINAL ARTICLE Living With Gout in New Zealand An Exploratory Study Into People’s Knowledge About the Disease and Its Treatment Nataly Martini, PhD,* Linda Bryant, PhD,* Leanne Te Karu, PGDipClinPharm,Þ Lenati Aho, BPharm,* Richard Chan, BPharm,* Jing Miao, BPharm,* Caylee Naidoo, BPharm,* Harjinder Singh, BPharm,* and Amanda Tieu, BPharm* of those of European descent. Other possible risk factors for Background: In New Zealand, gout disproportionately affects Ma¯ori developing gout such as central obesity, hyperglycemia, hyper- and Pacific people who also experience symptoms at an earlier age. Gout 4,8,10,11 triglyceridemia, and hypertension are particularly con- occurs predominantly in men and is associated with cardiovascular dis- cerning in Counties Manukau, where 59% of people with gout ease, diabetes, and renal disease. The impact on daily social activities, are classified as high risk for having a cardiovascular event family, and work is enormous, and many people remain inadequately within the next 5 years. treated. Symptoms are usually experienced by middle-aged men, Objectives: The objectives of this study were to explore the knowledge with a peak incidence at 40 to 50 years, although in Counties and perceptions of people with gout toward the disease and to determine Manukau, Ma¯ori and Pacific men have http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology Wolters Kluwer Health

Living With Gout in New Zealand An Exploratory Study Into People’s Knowledge About the Disease and Its Treatment

Tieu, Amanda
JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology , Volume 18 (3) – Apr 1, 2012
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Copyright © 2012 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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1076-1608
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1536-7355
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10.1097/RHU.0b013e31824e1f6f
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22426580
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE Living With Gout in New Zealand An Exploratory Study Into People’s Knowledge About the Disease and Its Treatment Nataly Martini, PhD,* Linda Bryant, PhD,* Leanne Te Karu, PGDipClinPharm,Þ Lenati Aho, BPharm,* Richard Chan, BPharm,* Jing Miao, BPharm,* Caylee Naidoo, BPharm,* Harjinder Singh, BPharm,* and Amanda Tieu, BPharm* of those of European descent. Other possible risk factors for Background: In New Zealand, gout disproportionately affects Ma¯ori developing gout such as central obesity, hyperglycemia, hyper- and Pacific people who also experience symptoms at an earlier age. Gout 4,8,10,11 triglyceridemia, and hypertension are particularly con- occurs predominantly in men and is associated with cardiovascular dis- cerning in Counties Manukau, where 59% of people with gout ease, diabetes, and renal disease. The impact on daily social activities, are classified as high risk for having a cardiovascular event family, and work is enormous, and many people remain inadequately within the next 5 years. treated. Symptoms are usually experienced by middle-aged men, Objectives: The objectives of this study were to explore the knowledge with a peak incidence at 40 to 50 years, although in Counties and perceptions of people with gout toward the disease and to determine Manukau, Ma¯ori and Pacific men have

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JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology – Wolters Kluwer Health

Published: Apr 1, 2012

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