Utilization Rate of Primary Health Services in the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Follow-Up of Patients Diagnosed with Rheumatic Disease
Arda Polat,
Tuğba Yılmaz,
Oktay Sarı
Abstract:In this study, we aimed to investigate the utilization of primary health care in the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients diagnosed with rheumatic disease. For this purpose, 350 patients with rheumatic disease were included in the survey and 26-question about the demographic information of the patients, utilization of primary health care during and afterwards the diagnosis process of the disease. The mean age of the participants was 48.67±13.26, and 73.7% (n=258) of them were female. The patients wer… Show more
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