Unidad de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio - Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Unidad de Investigación PANLAR, Cra 7 # 40-62, Bogotá, Colombia.
Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio - Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
Clin Rheumatol. 2021 Jul;40(7):2913-2920. doi: 10.1007/s10067-020-05555-w. Epub 2021 Jan 15.
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.
This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study. A survey was created on the RedCap platform. Data were analyzed with STATA 15® 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.
Our 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).
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. Key Points • The rheumatologists' workforce varies significantly among Latin American countries. • The supply of rheumatologists is insufficient for meeting the increasing need for specialists in this field.
多个科学学会进行的研究表明，对专业风湿病护理的需求超过了预计的劳动力增长。我们的研究旨在评估拉丁美洲风湿病劳动力的现状。
这是一项描述性的、横断面研究。我们在 RedCap 平台上创建了一项调查。使用 STATA 15®软件对数据进行分析。我们呈现描述性分析。每位风湿病医生服务的居民人数是根据每个国家的风湿病医生数量和 2020 年的居民人数计算得出的。
我们的样本由拉丁美洲的 19 个 PANLAR 成员国组成。拉丁美洲每 106838 名居民有 1 名风湿病医生。乌拉圭的风湿病医生与居民的比例最高（每 27426 名居民有 1 名），尼加拉瓜的比例最低（每 640648 名居民有 1 名）。平均年龄为 51.59 岁（SD12.70），年龄范围为 28 至 96 岁。平均每月补偿为 2382.6 美元（SD1462.5）。工资最低的国家是委内瑞拉（197 美元），而最高的是哥斯达黎加（4500 美元）。
拉丁美洲风湿病医生劳动力特征存在很大差异。这些结果可能导致制定政策，旨在增加风湿病医生的数量和收入，以增加患有风湿性疾病的患者的机会和护理质量。关键点： • 拉丁美洲各国的风湿病医生劳动力差异很大。 • 风湿病医生的供应不足以满足该领域对专家日益增长的需求。
