Effectiveness of an Outreach Model of Care for Rheumatology Specialty Clinics to an On-Reserve First Nations Community

Seven-year-long study involving 59 individuals looked at the effectiveness of incorporating specialty services into primary care systems on Siksika First Nation in southern Alberta. Assessment based on disease activity measures and patient-reported outcomes found that despite improvements in swollen and tender joint counts and adherence to current treatment regimes, there was no significant improvement in self-reported outcomes.