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Adherence to Treatment with Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Cross-sectional study

Not Applicable
Conditions
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000012680
Lead Sponsor
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Showa University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
176
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

1. Cognitive disorder, agitation or delirium 2. Severe psychiatric disorder 3. Patients judged inappropriate for this study by the health care provider

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
evel of adherence of methotrexate measured by the MMAS-8
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Relationship between the level of adherence and the clinical anchor. The clinical anchors are followed; Disease Activity Score (DAS) - 28 as the disease activity, SF-8 as QOL measurement, modified Health Assessment Questionnaire as ADL measurement, Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire as the patients' beliefs measurement, CES-D as depression assessment, Brief Pain inventory item 2 to 5 as pain intensity assessment, and Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0 as adverse events assessment. Relationship between the adherence and patients' demographics. Discriminant validity of MMAS-8 by assessing social desirability.
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