Diagnostic Delay in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: A Global Health Problem.

Quintana, Rosana; Ramirez-Flores, María Fernanda; Fuentes-Silva, Yurilis; Peláez-Ballestas, Ingris · J Rheumatol · 2023

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Abstract

In this issue of <i>The Journal of Rheumatology</i>, Xiang et al<sup>1</sup> describe the experience and influencing factors of symptom appraisal and help-seeking among patients with various autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) in a multiethnic urban Asian population.The authors guided the interpretation of this qualitative study based on the social cognitive theory framework to enhance the appraisal of symptoms and help-seeking.