Patient Perspectives and Preferences Regarding Gout and Gout Management: Impact on Adherence

Min Kyung Chung¹, Sung Soo Kim², Yun-Hong Cheon³, Seung Jae Hong⁴, Hyo Jin Choi⁵, Mi Ryoung Seo⁵, Ji Won Hwang⁶, Joong Kyong Ahn⁷, Sang-Heon Lee⁸, Hong Ki Min⁸, Hoon-Suk Cha⁹, Shin-Seok Lee¹⁰, Jennifer Lee¹¹, Ki Won Moon¹², Chang-Keun Lee¹³, Hyun-Ok Kim¹⁴, Young Sun Seo¹⁵, Seung-Cheol Shim¹⁶, Seong Wook Kang¹⁶, Jinhyun Kim¹⁶, Sang Tae Choi¹⁷, Jung Soo Song¹⁷ and Jisoo Lee¹, ¹Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ²Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung, Republic of Korea, ³Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Republic of Korea, ⁴Kyung Hee University Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁵Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea, ⁶Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Republic of Korea, ⁷Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁸Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁹Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ¹⁰Chonnam National University Medical School & Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea, ¹¹Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ¹²Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea, ¹³Asan Medical Center, SEOUL, Republic of Korea, ¹⁴Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Changwon, Republic of Korea, ¹⁵Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Changwon, Republic of Korea, ¹⁶Chungnam National University, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Republic of Korea, ¹⁷Chung-Ang University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Meeting: ACR Convergence 2021

Keywords: disease management, gout, Patient preference, perspective

Session Information

Date: Sunday, November 7, 2021

Title: Metabolic & Crystal Arthropathies – Basic & Clinical Science Poster I (0660–0682)

Session Type: Poster Session B

Session Time: 8:30AM-10:30AM

Background/Purpose: Patient-centered management is becoming increasingly important in gout, but there are limited studies exploring patients’ perspectives and preferences. We aimed to investigate patients’ perspectives and preferences regarding gout and gout management, and their impacts on adherence to urate lowering therapy (ULT).

Methods: A paper-based survey was performed in patients with gout seen at the rheumatology outpatient clinics of 16 tertiary hospitals. The survey included questions regarding demographics, comorbidities, gout attacks, current treatment and adherence, and patients’ perspectives and preferences regarding gout and gout management. Multivariate regression analysis was performed to determine the factors associated with ULT adherence.

Results: Of 809 surveyed patients with gout, 755 (94.5%) were using ULT. Among those using ULT, 89.1% had ≥ 80% adherence to ULT. Majority of the patients knew management strategies to some extent (94.8%), perceived gout as a life-long disease (91.2%), and were making efforts toward practicing at least one lifestyle modification (89.2%). Most patients (71.9%) obtained information about gout management during their clinic visits. Approximately half of the patients (53.6%) preferred managing their disease with both ULT and lifestyle modification, 28.4% preferred ULT only, and 17.4% preferred lifestyle modification only. Adherence was better in patients with older age (odds ratio [OR] 1.03), those with better knowledge of gout management strategies (OR 3.56), and those who had preference for ULT (OR 2.07).

Conclusion: Patients’ perspectives and management preferences had high impacts on adherence to ULT in gout. Consideration of patients’ perspectives and preferences is important for achieving the desired clinical outcome in gout.

Disclosures: M. Chung, None; S. Kim, None; Y. Cheon, None; S. Hong, None; H. Choi, None; M. Seo, None; J. Hwang, None; J. Ahn, None; S. Lee, None; H. Min, None; H. Cha, None; S. Lee, None; J. Lee, None; K. Moon, None; C. Lee, None; H. Kim, None; Y. Seo, None; S. Shim, None; S. Kang, None; J. Kim, None; S. Choi, None; J. Song, None; J. Lee, None.

To cite this abstract in AMA style:

Chung M, Kim S, Cheon Y, Hong S, Choi H, Seo M, Hwang J, Ahn J, Lee S, Min H, Cha H, Lee S, Lee J, Moon K, Lee C, Kim H, Seo Y, Shim S, Kang S, Kim J, Choi S, Song J, Lee J. Patient Perspectives and Preferences Regarding Gout and Gout Management: Impact on Adherence [abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2021; 73 (suppl 9). https://acrabstracts.org/abstract/patient-perspectives-and-preferences-regarding-gout-and-gout-management-impact-on-adherence/. Accessed .

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