POS1093 WHO ARE THE PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY RHEUMATIC DISEASE IN NEED TO SPECIALISED MULTIDISCIPLINARY REHABILITATION?

Background Patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease, while receiving highly effective disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, are still referred to multidisciplinary rehabilitation in specialised centres. Although only have small and short-term improvements patients’ outcome, it could benefit patients specific disability needs, indicating a more complicated disease [1]. Objectives In order identify the needs of is paramount importance describe their clinical characteristics. The present study includes all who were Northern Norway between 2018 2021. Methods Norway, cost centres covered by national welfare system. However must be physician referral approved regional assessment office (rehabilitation vurderingsenhet) at University Hospital North Norway. All included this longitudinal study; was retrospective from January 1 st 31 December afterwards prospective June 10 th Data extracted referrals hospital discharge summaries. Age, gender, diagnosis, county municipality, referring physicians collected patients. Major symptoms associated diseases later study. Results 786 out 1028 during period. rate 0.39 0.56/1000 persons/year for respectively counties Nordland Troms-Finnmark. Patients´ mean age 54 76 % women. 43 first time referral. 56 had spondyloarthritis, 23 rheumatoid arthritis, 15 connective tissue 3.3 vasculitis including polymyalgia rheumatica. most common osteoarthritis obesity, 36 (Table 1). 41 complained fatigue 38 diffuse pain. Conclusion 0.47/1000 persons/year. prototypical patient woman her sixth decade often complaining these seldom major physical disability, they mostly need coping strategies regarding chronic References [1]Uhlig T, Bjørneboe O, Krøll F, et al. Involvement team outcomes inpatient among disease. BMC Musculoskeletal Disord 2016;17:18.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-0870-9 Characters table content title footnotes. BMI>30: obesity; DM: diabetes mellitus; FMS: fibromyalgia; MI: myocardial infarct; OA: osteoarthritis; PSY: depression and/or anxiety; T<-2.5: osteoporosis. Table 1. Frequency rheumatologic OA Prosthesis BMI>30 FMS PSY T <-2.5 DM MI Malignancy 11 17 8.6 4,6 5.8 Acknowledgements: NIL. Disclosure Interests None Declared.