ArticleArthritis care & research2025
Clinical Presentation, Care Pathways, and Delays in Access to Specialized Care in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Study From Lupus Midwest Network (LUMEN).
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objectiveWe aimed to characterize presentation and care pathways of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and delays in access to SLE-specialized care.
methodsWe included patients with incident SLE from the Lupus Midwest Network registry. Time from the first medical encounter for SLE clinical manifestation to access to SLE-specialized care, physician diagnosis, and treatment was estimated. Delays were defined as ≥6 months to access specialized care. We compared SLE manifestations, disease activity, and Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology damage indexes (SDI) between patients with and without delays. Logistic regression models assessed associations with delays.
resultsThe study included 373 patients with SLE. The median time to access SLE-specialized care was 1.1 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.9-1.5) months, time to diagnosis was 30.6 (95% CI 18.9-48.1) months, and time to treatment initiation was 4.7 (95% CI 3.9-8.4) months. Approximately 25% of patients (93 out of 373) experienced delays accessing specialized care, which were associated with fewer SLE manifestations at first SLE-related encounter (fewer than two SLE domains; 92% vs 72%, P < 0.001). Patients with mucocutaneous or musculoskeletal manifestations were less likely to experience delays, whereas hematologic (odds ratio [OR] 1.71, 95% CI 1.03-2.84) or antiphospholipid antibodies domains (OR 6.05, 95% CI 2.46-14.88) were associated with delays. Delays were associated with damage at first access to SLE-specialized care (SDI ≥1; 30% vs 7%, P < 0.001).
conclusionPatients follow a heterogeneous pathway to receive care. One-fourth of patients experienced delays accessing SLE-specialized care, which was associated with disease-related damage. Fewer manifestations, hematologic manifestations, or antiphospholipid antibodies were associated with delays.
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