[Current data on rheumatological care: annual report from the National database (NDB) of the regional collaborative arthritis centres in Germany]

Z Rheumatol. 2024 Oct;83(8):666-674. doi: 10.1007/s00393-024-01497-9. Epub 2024 Apr 3.
[Article in German]

Abstract
in English, German

In the National database (NDB) of the German regional collaborative arthritis centres, annual data on the rheumatological care of patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases have been collected since 1993. This first annual report presents current cross-sectional data on medication and patient-reported outcomes gathered in 2022.

Die Kerndokumentation der regionalen kooperativen Rheumazentren erfasst seit 1993 jährlich Daten zur rheumatologischen Versorgung von Patient:innen mit entzündlich-rheumatischen Erkrankungen. In diesem erstmals erscheinenden Jahresbericht werden aktuelle Querschnittsdaten zur Medikation und zu patientenberichteten Outcomes vorgestellt, die im Jahr 2022 erhoben wurden.

Keywords: Health care research; Long-term observational research; Rheumatic diseases; Rheumatoid arthritis; Rheumatology.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antirheumatic Agents* / therapeutic use
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / epidemiology
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / therapy
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Databases, Factual*
  • Female
  • Germany
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prevalence
  • Rheumatic Diseases / epidemiology
  • Rheumatic Diseases / therapy
  • Rheumatology* / statistics & numerical data
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antirheumatic Agents