REGIONAL REGUSTRY OF PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS IN VORONEZH OBLAST
Considering that the concept of health promotion of the RF for the period until 2020 is based on the patient-specific approach, the formation of regional registries is of utmost importance for the implementation of this healthcare action. In order to monitor the course of disease and to assess the efficiency of diagnostic and treatment measures in Voronezh oblast there has been formed the registry of patients with SLE which is basically a software package designed for SLE patients’ database maintenance and statistical processing (Chernykh T.M., 2001). The registry includes 325 SLE patients admitted for examination and treatment to rheumatology unit of the Voronezh regional clinical hospital No. 1 covering the period from 1989 to the present day. The SLE diagnosis is verified in compliance with the ARA criteria (E.M. Tan, 1982). This activity enables patient-specific approach and thus contributes to the improvement of quality of life and increase of longevity.