title: [Clinical day care treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: concept of a new outcome-oriented evaluation project].
abstract: Patients with rheumatic diseases are commonly treated as an outpatient in their local environment or are referred to specialized centers. Two recently founded day-patient clinics in Berlin and Frankfurt/Rhein-Main (Germany) for patients suffering from rheumatic diseases will be evaluated for their medical outcome and cost-effectiveness of comprehensive treatment of RA patients in stages of high inflammatory activity and progressive disability. The study design will be prospective, controlled, and randomized to compare outpatient and day-patient treatment. The case-control study design with matched pairs within the network of collaborative arthritis centers will be used to compare day-patient and inpatient treatment. The paper contains a review of studies published in English or German language dealing with day-patient treatment of RA patients.
authors.affiliation: Rheumazentrum Rhein-Main Med. Klinik III am Klinikum der Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität und Rheumatologische Tagesklinik der Stiftung Friedrichsheim. B.Moeller@em.uni-frankfurt.de
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Möller
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Listing
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kaltwasser
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000191:economics / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000191:economics; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000191:economics; D015397:Program Evaluation; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000191:economics
vernacular_title: Tagesklinische Behandlung von Patienten mit rheumatoider Arthritis: Konzeption eines outcome-orientierten Evaluationsprojektes.