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ReviewBioMed research international2015

Medication adherence in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the effect of patient education, health literacy, and musculoskeletal ultrasound.

Samantha Joplin, Rick van der Zwan, Fredrick Joshua, Peter K K Wong

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Review in BioMed research international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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53citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 98 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Primary Care: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Samantha JoplinSchool of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
Rick van der ZwanDepartment of Psychology, Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450, Australia.
Fredrick JoshuaDepartment of Rheumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia ; Prince of Wales Hospital Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Randwick, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia.
Peter K K WongMid-North Coast Arthritis Clinic, Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450, Australia ; Rural Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450, Australia.
Arthritis Australia · AUSouthern Cross University · AUUniversity of Sydney · AUUNSW Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease affecting <1% of the population. Incompletely controlled RA results in fatigue, joint and soft tissue pain, progressive joint damage, reduced quality of life, and increased cardiovascular mortality. Despite an increasing range of disease modifying agents which halt disease progression, poor patient adherence with medication is a significant barrier to management.

objectiveThe goal of this review was to examine the effectiveness of measures to improve patient medication adherence.

methodsStudies addressing treatment adherence in patients with RA were identified by trawling PsycINFO, Medline, Cochrane, Pubmed, and ProQuest for studies published between January 2000 and October 2014. Articles were independently reviewed to identify relevant studies.

resultsCurrent strategies were of limited efficacy in improving patient adherence with medications used to treat RA.

conclusionPoor medication adherence is a complex issue. Low educational levels and limited health literacy are contributory factors. Psychological models may assist in explaining medication nonadherence. Increasing patient knowledge of their disease seems sensible. Existing educational interventions appear ineffective at improving medication adherence, probably due to an overemphasis on provision of biomedical information. A novel approach to patient education using musculoskeletal ultrasound is proposed.

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Drug MonitoringMedication AdherenceAntirheumatic AgentsArthritis, RheumatoidHealth LiteracyHumansModels, PsychologicalMusculoskeletal SystemPatient Education as TopicUltrasonographyAntirheumatic Agents

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PMID26060812
PMCPMC4427825
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