Evaluation Of Diagnosis And Treatment Delay In People With Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases Living In Corum Region

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnosis and treatment delay in people with inflammatory rheumatic diseases living in Corum region.Methods: This descriptive study was performed in Corum province between September- November 2018. A total of 119 patients were included the study. Data were analyzed with SPSS 22.0 program. In analysis, percentage, mean, Chi-square test were used. In evaluation, p<0,05 value was considered as significant.Results: The mean age of the study group was 46,00 +/- 14,00 year and 63,0% of the participants were female. More than one third of the participants were diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. The percentage of individuals who received the first diagnosis of any inflammatory disease by rheumatologists was 50.4%, while the proportion of those diagnosed by family physicians was 2.5%. The delay in the diagnosis of 49,6% of the participants was determined. The most important reason (63,6%) for the delay in initiating treatment was shown due to a doctor by participants. It was determined that the socio-demographic characteristics of the participants did not have an effect on delay in starting treatment (p>0.05).Conclusions: In our study, it was determined that the delay in diagnosis of inflammatory diseases was high without affecting the socio-demographic characteristics. In our country, where the population of the geriatric population has increased, may be provide diagnosis, treatment and prevention of complications of patients by increasing of rheumatologic diseases education programmes in the pre and post-graduation training.