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The Experience and Impact of Living With Gout A Study of Men With Chronic Gout Using a Qualitative Grounded Theory Approach

The Experience and Impact of Living With Gout A Study of Men With Chronic Gout Using a... ORIGINAL ARTICLE The Experience and Impact of Living With Gout A Study of Men With Chronic Gout Using a Qualitative Grounded Theory Approach Karen Lindsay, MBChB,* Peter Gow, MBChB, MD,* Jane Vanderpyl, PhD,Þ Phillip Logo,Þ and Nicola Dalbeth, MBChB, MD*þ poorly managed worldwide. Studies from various countries have Background: Gout is commonly undertreated and can lead to signif- demonstrated that allopurinol, the most widely available urate- icant disability. Few data are available about the lived experience of gout lowering agent, is suboptimally prescribed for patients with 6Y9 or the barriers to effective urate-lowering therapy in men with gout. gout in both primary and secondary care. The reasons for poor Aims: This study aims to understand the experience of men living with management of gout are numerous and include suboptimal chronic gout using a qualitative grounded theory approach. medical management of this disease; research has indicated that 6,7 8Y10 Methods: Eleven English-speaking men with chronic gout participated gout is poorly diagnosed and undertreated. The perception in an in-depth semistructured interview about their experiences of living of healthcare professionals that gout is a minor disease that is with gout. Interviews were recorded and transcribed. Consensus groups easy to treat in primary http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology Wolters Kluwer Health

The Experience and Impact of Living With Gout A Study of Men With Chronic Gout Using a Qualitative Grounded Theory Approach

JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology , Volume 17 (1) – Jan 1, 2011

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1076-1608
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1536-7355
DOI
10.1097/RHU.0b013e318204a8f9
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21169857
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE The Experience and Impact of Living With Gout A Study of Men With Chronic Gout Using a Qualitative Grounded Theory Approach Karen Lindsay, MBChB,* Peter Gow, MBChB, MD,* Jane Vanderpyl, PhD,Þ Phillip Logo,Þ and Nicola Dalbeth, MBChB, MD*þ poorly managed worldwide. Studies from various countries have Background: Gout is commonly undertreated and can lead to signif- demonstrated that allopurinol, the most widely available urate- icant disability. Few data are available about the lived experience of gout lowering agent, is suboptimally prescribed for patients with 6Y9 or the barriers to effective urate-lowering therapy in men with gout. gout in both primary and secondary care. The reasons for poor Aims: This study aims to understand the experience of men living with management of gout are numerous and include suboptimal chronic gout using a qualitative grounded theory approach. medical management of this disease; research has indicated that 6,7 8Y10 Methods: Eleven English-speaking men with chronic gout participated gout is poorly diagnosed and undertreated. The perception in an in-depth semistructured interview about their experiences of living of healthcare professionals that gout is a minor disease that is with gout. Interviews were recorded and transcribed. Consensus groups easy to treat in primary

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JCR: Journal of Clinical RheumatologyWolters Kluwer Health

Published: Jan 1, 2011

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