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Clin Rheumatol (2013) 32:17911797
DOI 10.1007/s10067-013-2365-5
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Treating rheumatoid arthritis to target: recommendations assessment questionnaire in Korea
Yong-Beom Park & Eun-Mi Koh & Ho-Youn Kim & Sung-Hwan Park &
Won Park & Sang Choel Bae & Yeong-Wook Song & Dae-Hyun Yoo &
Bin Yoo & Soo-Kon Lee
Received: 25 May 2012 /Revised: 10 November 2012 /Accepted: 19 November 2012 /Published online: 13 September 2013 # Clinical Rheumatology 2013
Abstract Treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to target (T2T) is an international initiative to provide the rheumatology community with clear direction on treatment targets for RA. We performed a nationwide survey in Korea among rheumatologists to measure the levels of agreement with international
T2T recommendations and to assess their practical application in Korea. A questionnaire was administered to 111 physicians. Responses were assessed using a 10-point Likert scale for the level of agreement with each of 10 recommendations and a 4-point Likert scale for the degree
Y.<B. Park : S.<K. LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, Institute for Immunology and Immunological Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
E.<M. KohDepartment of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
H.<Y. Kim : S.<H. ParkThe Rheumatism Research Center, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
W. ParkDepartment of Internal Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, South Korea
S. C. Bae : D.<H. YooHospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Y.<W. SongDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
B. YooDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
S.<K. Lee (*)
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, South Koreae-mail: [email protected]
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to which each recommendation was being applied in current daily practice. Respondents were also asked whether these recommendations would result in a change in their practice. This report outlines the consensus reached for T2T in Korea and compares those results with data obtained internationally. Agreement with T2T recommendations was high with average response scores above 8.3. The majority of respondents indicated they applied the recommendations always and...