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Patients, physicians, and unproven remedies
Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
|January 1, 1984
Summary
Patient-administered unproven treatments complicate chronic arthritis care. Physicians need to understand patient factors and educate them on unproven therapies for better chronic arthritis management.
Area of Science:
- Rheumatology
- Medical Sociology
Background:
- Chronic arthritis management presents challenges due to the use of unproven treatments by patients.
- Disease, patient, and physician factors influence the adoption of these unproven therapies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the complexity of unproven treatment use in chronic arthritis.
- To emphasize the need for physician understanding of socio-cultural and psychological variables.
- To advocate for the integration of patient education on unproven treatments into arthritis care.
Main Methods:
- This study is a review of factors influencing unproven treatment use in chronic arthritis.
- It synthesizes information on disease, patient, and physician characteristics.
- It examines cultural, sociological, and psychological variables.
Main Results:
- Unproven treatments are a significant complicating factor in chronic arthritis management.
- Physician awareness of patient-specific variables is crucial.
- Patient education regarding unproven treatments is essential.
Conclusions:
- Effective chronic arthritis management requires addressing the use of unproven treatments.
- Physicians must be educated on the multifaceted reasons patients use unproven therapies.
- Integrating awareness and education about unproven treatments into therapeutic regimens is vital.