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April 30, 2026Lara D. Veeken0 citations

Better Clinical Outcomes in Psoriatic Arthritis from Multispecialty Clinics Access

OA32 Patients with psoriatic arthritis managed in services with access to multi-specialty clinics experience better clinical outcomes: results from the BSR-PsA

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GJGareth T. JonesRMRoss MacDonaldJPJoseph Payne

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Observational study shows improved patient outcomes in psoriatic arthritis with multispecialty clinic access, suggesting better service organization may enhance care.

Key Points

  • This research investigates whether multispecialty clinics lead to better patient outcomes in psoriatic arthritis.
  • Surveyed 82 UK centres in the BSR-PsA program regarding service delivery aspects.
  • Compared patient outcomes between centres with and without access to multispecialty clinics.
  • Analyzed data from 1109 patients, focusing on treatment initiation and health outcomes.
  • Patients in centres with multispecialty clinics experienced significantly better clinical outcomes.
  • 37% of centres held multispecialty clinics involving dermatology; fewer involved other specialties.
  • Better outcomes correlate with a higher initiation of treatment with b/tsDMARDs.

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Jones et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f2a42a8c0f03fd6776335dhttps://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keag121.026
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