Rauscher V, Englbrecht M, Van Der Heijde D, Schett G, Hueber A (2015)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2015
Book Volume: 42
Pages Range: 386-90
Journal Issue: 3
To test medication adherence using the Compliance-Questionnaire-Rheumatology (CQR).Invitation letter and CQR were sent to 240 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Followup CQR was sent 3 months later. Adherence was evaluated using CQR 80% cutoff scores.Seventy-eight patients who were being treated with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs provided full information on the CQR at both points in time. Eleven patients (14.1%) were classified as adherent based on taking compliance (TC), with only 3 patients (3.8%) adherent in regard to correct dosing (CD) [followup: 13 (16.7%) and 3 (3.8%) for TC and CD, respectively]. Nonadherence was not related to disease activity or side effects.We demonstrated low adherence, suggesting differences between doctors' records and patients' practice of antirheumatic drug therapy.
APA:
Rauscher, V., Englbrecht, M., Van Der Heijde, D., Schett, G., & Hueber, A. (2015). High Degree of Nonadherence to Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Journal of Rheumatology, 42(3), 386-90. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.140982
MLA:
Rauscher, Veronika, et al. "High Degree of Nonadherence to Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis." Journal of Rheumatology 42.3 (2015): 386-90.
BibTeX: Download