New research published online in Arthritis Care & Research may hold answers as to why gout is so poorly managed in many patients: Although the study participants were quite knowledgeable about their disease, the majority did not know their uric acid level numerical goal.
Investigators at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System (Omaha VA), both in Omaha, evaluated questionnaires filled out by gout patients in the Omaha area. All