title: Promoting patient-centred care in psoriatic arthritis: a multidisciplinary European perspective on improving the patient experience.
abstract: Patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) may not be optimally treated. The impact of the disease extends beyond skin and joint symptoms, impairing quality of life. This indicates that the adoption of a patient-focused approach to PsA management is necessary. An expert multidisciplinary working group was convened, with the objective of developing an informed perspective on current best practice and needs for the future management of PsA. Topics of discussion included the barriers to current best practice and calls to action for the improvement of three areas in PsA management: early and accurate diagnosis of PsA, management of disease progression and management of the impact of the condition on the patient. The working group agreed that, to make best use of the available of diagnostic tools, clinical care recommendations and effective treatments, there is a clear need for healthcare professionals from different disciplines to collaborate in the management of PsA. By facilitating appropriate and rapid referral, providing high quality information about PsA and its treatment to patients, and actively involving patients when choosing management plans and setting treatment goals, management of PsA can be improved. The perspective of the working group is presented here, with recommendations for the adoption of a multidisciplinary, patient-focused approach to the management of PsA.
authors.affiliation: Neil Betteridge Associates, London, UK.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Betteridge
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.|Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: W-H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Boehncke
authors.affiliation: Centre for Dermatology Research, Institute for Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester and Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bundy
authors.affiliation: Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Paris, France.|Pitie-Salpétrière Hospital AP-HP, Paris, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gossec
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitari Parc Taulí of Sabadell, UAB, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gratacós
authors.affiliation: University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Augustin
mesh_terms: D015535:Arthritis, Psoriatic / Q000628:therapy*; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018802:Patient-Centered Care