Therapeutic Education for Safer Rheumatologic Care: A Scoping Review to Map Evidence on Infection Prevention.
Background: Patients with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (RMDs) who are treated with Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) face an increased risk of infections. Therapeutic education is often considered a valuable strategy to support preventive behaviors, but its actual impact rema...
| Publicado en: | Nursing Reports Vol. 15; no. 12; pp. 431 - 445 |
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