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Primary Care Rheumatology in South Asia
Primary care Rheumatology
Rheumatology practice by non- rheumatologists
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1.
Who is the first healthcare worker to treat a patient with rheumatic musculoskeletal disease?
(Required.)
1. Quack
2. General practitioner
3. Alternative system practitioner
4. Orthopedic surgeon
5. Allied health worker like nurse / physiotherapists
Other (please specify)
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2.
Do you know the treatment options recieved by you?
(Required.)
Pain killers
Corticosteroids
Traditional medicine preparations
Exercise / Yoga
Combinations
Other (please specify)
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3.
How was the response to 1st medicine?
(Required.)
Immediate relief
Slow response
No response
Short lasting relief
Made it worse
Other (please specify)
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4.
Do you know who is the correct specialist for Rheumatic musculoskeletal problems?
(Required.)
General practitioner
Physician
Orthopedician
Rheumatologist
Traditional healer / alternative system practitioner
Other (please specify)
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5.
How easy is access to a rheumatologist for you?
(Required.)
Close to my home
Within 10 km
Between 10 & 50 km
Between 50 & 100 km
Beyond 100 km
Other (please specify)
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6.
Your nearest rheumatologist works in a
(Required.)
Government hospital?
Private hospital?
Private clinic?
Private nursing home?
Visits your town once a month?
Other (please specify)
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7.
How much time your rheumatologist did spend during your 1st consultation?
(Required.)
Less than 5 minutes
6 to 10 minutes
10 to 20 minutes
More than 20 minutes
Other (please specify)
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8.
What is the waiting time for a consultation with a rheumatologist?
(Required.)
Less than a week
1 week to 1 months
1 to 2 months
2 to 3 months
More than 3 months
Other (please specify)
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9.
During an emergency situation, whom can you access 1st?
(Required.)
General practitioner in a government hospital
A rheumatologist in government hospital
A non rheumatologist private practitioner
An Orthopedician
A traditional healer
Other (please specify)
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10.
After a rheumatologist's 1st consult, how often you follow up with a non rheumatologist doctor?
(Required.)
Almost always
Every month
Every 2 months
Every 3 months
Every 3 to 6 months
Other (please specify)