Definition | What do you regard as early RA? A. Type of arthritis (at least) | A. At least: polyarthritis (>5 joints)/oligoarthritis (2–5 joints)/monarthritis |
| B. Duration of symptoms (one answer) | B. <6 Weeks/<3 months/<6 months/<12 months/other, please specify |
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Referral time | How long on average does it take from onset of their symptoms until patients with arthritis are referred to you? (one answer) | <6 Weeks/<3 months/<6 months/<12 months/>12 months |
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Diagnostic approach | Which serological tests do you use in early diagnosis? (several answers) | Rheumatoid factor/antinuclear antibodies/antikeratin antibodies/antiperinuclear factor/anti-RA33 |
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Follow up of patients | How often do you see your patients with early arthritis during the first 3 months? (one answer) | Every 2 weeks/every month/every 3 months/not at all |
| How many patients with early arthritis do you see each year? | |
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Treatment | When do you start DMARD treatment in patients with newly diagnosed RA? (one answer) | When erosions have occurred/when ACR criteria are fulfilled/when RA is suspected/when NSAIDs have failed <12 months/>6 months/>3 months/other, please specify |
| In newly diagnosed patients, which DMARDs do you prescribe most commonly? (maximum of two answers) | Azathioprine/chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine/ chlorambucil/cyclophosphamide/cyclosporin A/ d-penicillamine/gold compounds oral/gold compounds parenteral/methotrexate/sulfasalazine/other, please specify |