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Journal of Rheumatology, The Journal of Rheumatology, 3(42), p. 386-390

DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.140982

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High Degree of Nonadherence to Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Abstract

Objective.To test medication adherence using the Compliance-Questionnaire-Rheumatology (CQR).Methods.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.Results.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.Conclusion.We demonstrated low adherence, suggesting differences between doctors’ records and patients’ practice of antirheumatic drug therapy.