A multicenter study of the condition of children's rheumatic disease associated medical resources in Fujian province

• Published in: Zhonghua er ke za zhi Vol. 57; no. 12; p. 913
• Main Authors: Yi, C L, Yang, X J, Lin, K Z, Wu, J Z, Xiao, J H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 02.12.2019
• Subjects: Child; China; Health Resources - statistics & numerical data; Health Resources - supply & distribution; Hospitals; Humans; Rheumatic Diseases - therapy; Surveys and Questionnaires; China; Arthritis; Child; Lupus erythematosus, systemic; Rheumatic diseases
• ISSN: 0578-1310
• DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2019.12.004

To investigate general condition of children's rheumatic disease associated medical resources in Fujian Province. This questionnaire-based survey was conducted in 19 hospitals in Fujian province from December 2, 2018 to May 1, 2019. The questionnaire was designed to survey the general condition of the medical resources and the hospitalization of patients with rheumatic diseases from January 1, 2014 to December 1, 2018. In the 19 hospitals, there were 15 general hospitals and 4 children's hospitals, and only 5 hospitals had children's rheumatic specialist clinic. There were only 53-62 beds for rheumatic disease patients in the 19 hospitals, accounting for 1.7%-2.0% of the total inpatient beds (3 137). There are 29 pediatric rheumatologists in total, accounting for 2.6% (29/1 120) of the total pediatricians. In the past five years, 613 patients with rheumatic diseases, accounting for 0.1% (613/625 214) of total hospitalized patients, were treated in these hospitals. Among them, 201 had juvenile idiopathic arthr