Providing patients with information about disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs: Individually or in groups? A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing adherence and satisfaction

Musculoskeletal Care

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 78-92

  Homer, Dawn ^a   Nightingale, Peter ^b   Jobanputra, Paresh ^a,c  

^a SELLY OAK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adherence; Chronic disease; Counselling; Disease modifying anti rheumatic drugs (DMARDs); Drug therapy; Patient satisfaction; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; ISOXAZOLE DERIVATIVE; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOXAZOLES; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SULFASALAZINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650722775     PISSN: 14782189     EISSN: 15570681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/msc.141     Document Type: Article

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