Information For Healthcare Professionals
What Are Gout Patients Saying?

You may see your patients when their gout flares up or discuss recent flares during a regularly-scheduled appointment, but how does gout affect their lives between physician appointments?

Here are some of the results from a quiz designed to measure the impact of gout on patients’ day-to-day lives.

Which patients are seeking information about treating and managing gout at Gout.com? Here is some of the information patients have shared about themselves, and their experiences with gout.

  •   I’m having one right now - 0%
  •   Not now, but less than a month ago - 21%
  •   2 to 6 months ago - 0%
  •   7 or more months ago - 0%

  •   Acute Attacks - 24%
  •   Lowering Uric Acid Levels - 0%
  •   Both - 25%
  •   None of the above - 28%

  •   Yes - 0%
  •   No - 49%

  •   I take pain medication prescribed by my doctor - 0%
  •   I take anti-inflammatory medications prescribed by my doctor - 0%
  •   I make immediate changes to my diet - 9%
  •   I take natural remedies (e.g. – Juice, Vitamins, etc.) - 17%
  •   Other - 0%

  •   Less than 6 mg/dL - 6%
  •   Around 6 mg/dL - 0%
  •   More than 6 mg/dL - 38%
  •   Don’t know - 49%

  •   Routine blood tests - 15%
  •   Taking medication to reduce levels of uric acid in the blood - 0%
  •   Changing my diet - 24%
  •   Taking vitamin supplements - 0%
  •   Routine exercise - 16%
  •   Other - 3%

  •   Taking medication to reduce levels of uric acid in the blood - 0%
  •   Changing my diet - 28%
  •   Taking vitamin supplements - 21%
  •   Routine exercise - 17%
  •   Other - 4%