Patient Empowerment: Apni Jung (Our Fight) against Rheumatoid Arthritis for South Asian Population

Patient Empowerment: Apni Jung (Our Fight) against Rheumatoid Arthritis for South Asian Population

Covid-19 has affected many populations in the UK, and ethnic minority communities in particular. People from ethnic minority communities living with long-term chronic diseases have shown to be less engaging with self-management and report having poor medication adherence. The main reason to this pro...

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Main Authors: Ailsa Bosworth, Shirish Dubey, Ade Adebajo, Arumugam Moorthy, Shivam Arora, Afshan Salim, Joti Reehal, Vibhu Paudyal, Monica Gupta, Kanta Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PCO Convin S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology
Subjects:
education
ethnicity
patient support
chronic condition
Online Access:http://www.mjrheum.org/assets/files/792/file301_1307.pdf
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Summary:Covid-19 has affected many populations in the UK, and ethnic minority communities in particular. People from ethnic minority communities living with long-term chronic diseases have shown to be less engaging with self-management and report having poor medication adherence. The main reason to this problem is the way information is delivered to non-English speaking patients. This editorial discusses an innovation to over this barriers in rheumatology practice.
ISSN:2529-198X

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