Non-adherence to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs is associated with higher disease activity in early arthritis patients in the first year of the disease

Non-adherence to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) hampers the targets of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment, obtaining low disease activity and decreasing radiological progression. This study investigates if, and to what extent, non-adherence to treatment would lead to a higher 28-joint count disease activity score (DAS28) in the first year after diagnosis. Adult patients from an ongoing cohort study on treatment adherence were selected if they fulfilled the EULAR/ACR2010 criteria for RA, and were to start with their first DMARDs. Clinical variables were assessed at baseline and... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Pasma, Annelieke
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Reihe/Periodikum: Arthritis research & therapy
Verlag/Hrsg.: London, BioMed Central
Sprache: Englisch
ISSN: 1478-6354
Weitere Identifikatoren: doi: 10.1186/s13075-015-0801-4
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/olc-benelux-1961015544
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Datenquelle: Online Contents Benelux; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13075-015-0801-4
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13075-015-0801-4