Leslie R. Harrold|Kathleen M. Mazor|Daniel J. Peterson|Nausheen Naz|Cassandra Firneno|Robert A. Yood
Patients’ knowledge and beliefs concerning gout and its treatment: a population based study
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School|University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School|Reliant Medical Group
patients effectively manage gout need aware impact diet alcohol use medications condition sought examine patients knowledge beliefs concerning gout treatment order identify barriers optimal patient selfmanagementwe identified patients 18 years age cared setting multispecialty group practice documentation least one health care encounter associated gout diagnosis period 20082009 n 1346 patients sent questionnaire assessing knowledge regard gout beliefs prescription medications used treat gout trust physician administrative electronic health records used identify prescription drug use health care utilizationtwo hundred forty patients returned surveys 500 contacted participation male 80 white 94 aged 65 older 66 14 6 patients treated rheumatologist minority patients aware common foods known trigger gout eg seafood 23 beef 22 pork 7 beer 43 receiving uratelowering medication 12 aware shortterm risks worsening gout initiation deficits common active compared inactive goutknowledge deficits dietary triggers chronic medications common worse active gout attention needed patient education gout selfmanagement training