Participants
gout, arthritis, pain
GOUT, RHEUMATISM, ACUTE GOUT, ARTHRITIS
This study included 40 patients with an acute gout attack (within 72 h) who received adequate medication. The patients were initially diagnosed with gout in the clinical setting. The diagnosis of GA was made according to the 1977 American Rheumatism Association preliminary criteria for gout [Experimental design. Patients with GA were evaluated in the clinic on days 1, 8, and 15. On days 3 and 5, the arthritis frequency, medication-related dose, and pain severity were evaluated via telephone