Arthritis Liaison Model of Care: Step in the Right Direction for First Nations People with Arthritis
The arthritis liaison model of care was developed with a First Nations community to support culturally relevant, patient-centred care plans and then tested for one year.
- The arthritis liaison model of care was developed with a First Nations community to support culturally relevant, patient-centred care plans and then tested for one year.
- "Both the patients who participated in our study and the community health care providers found it to be valuable."
- Inequities in determinants of health related to the legacy of colonization also affect the health status of First Nations people diagnosed with arthritis.
- Arthritis Research Canada is leading research aimed at arthritis prevention, early diagnosis, new and better treatment, and improved quality of life.