Current status of the rheumatologists' workforce in Latin America: a PANLAR collaborative study

dc.contributor.authorGerardo Fernandez-Avila, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorPatino-Hernandez, Daniela
dc.contributor.authorKowalskii, Sergio
dc.contributor.authorVargas-Caselles, Alfredo
dc.contributor.authorSapag, Ana Maria
dc.contributor.authorCachafeiro-Vilar, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorMelendez-Munoz, Lucia
dc.contributor.authorSantiago-Pastelin, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorGraf, Cesar
dc.contributor.authorRossetto, Chayanne
dc.contributor.authorPalleiro, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorTrincado, Daniela
dc.contributor.authorFernandez-Avila, Diana
dc.contributor.authorArrieta, Dina
dc.contributor.authorReyes, Gil
dc.contributor.authorBaez, Jossiel Then
dc.contributor.authorUgarte-Gil, Manuel F.
dc.contributor.authorCardiel, Mario
dc.contributor.authorColman, Nelly
dc.contributor.authorChavez, Nilmo
dc.contributor.authorBurgos, Paula, I
dc.contributor.authorMontufar, Ruben
dc.contributor.authorSandino, Sayonara
dc.contributor.authorFuentes-Silva, Yurilis
dc.contributor.authorSoriano, Enrique R.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T23:55:14Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T23:55:14Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractIntroduction Studies conducted by various scientific societies have shown that the demand for specialized rheumatology care is greater than the projected growth of the workforce. Our research aims to assess the current status of the rheumatology workforce in Latin America.
dc.description.abstractMethod This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study. A survey was created on the RedCap platform. Data were analyzed with STATA 15 (R) Software. We present descriptive analyses. The rate of inhabitants per rheumatologist was calculated using the number of rheumatologists practicing in each country and the inhabitants for year 2020.
dc.description.abstractResultsOur sample was composed by 19 PANLAR member countries in Latin America. Latin America has one rheumatologist per 106,838 inhabitants. The highest rate of rheumatologist per inhabitants was found in Uruguay (1 per 27,426 inhabitants), and the lowest was found in Nicaragua (1 per 640,648 inhabitants). Mean age was 51.59 (SD12.70), ranging between 28 and 96 years of age. Mean monthly compensation was USD $2382.6 (SD$1462.5). The country with lowest salary was Venezuela ($197), whereas the highest was Costa Rica ($4500).
dc.description.abstractConclusions There is a high variability in rheumatologists' workforce characteristics in Latin America. These results could lead to policies aiming to increase the availability and income of rheumatologists, in order to increase opportunity and quality of care of patients living with rheumatic diseases.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10067-020-05555-w
dc.identifier.eissn1434-9949
dc.identifier.issn0770-3198
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-020-05555-w
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/95074
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000607972500001
dc.issue.numero7
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final2920
dc.pagina.inicio2913
dc.revistaClinical rheumatology
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectLatin America
dc.subjectRheumatology
dc.subjectWorkforce
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleCurrent status of the rheumatologists' workforce in Latin America: a PANLAR collaborative study
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen40
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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