Treatment satisfaction with rheumatoid arthritis in patients with different disease severity and financial burden: A subgroup analysis of a nationwide survey in China
| Autor: | Hong-Bin Li, Li-Jun Wu, Nan Jiang, Ping-Ting Yang, Sheng-Yun Liu, Xiao-Fei Shi, Yong-Fei Fang, Yi Zhao, Jian Xu, Zhen-Yu Jiang, Zhen-Biao Wu, Xin-Wang Duan, Qian Wang, Meng-Tao Li, Xin-Ping Tian, Xiao-Feng Zeng, Li-Shao Guo |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Chinese Medical Journal, Vol 133, Iss 8, Pp 892-898 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0366-6999 2542-5641 00000000 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/CM9.0000000000000749 |
| Popis: | Abstract. Background. Despite the recent advances in treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), there are still unmet needs in disease outcomes. This study aimed to analyze the satisfaction with drug therapies for RA according to the levels of disease severity (patient-assessed) and proportions of treatment cost to household income. Methods. This was a subgroup study of a cross-sectional study in patients with RA and their physicians. The patients were subdivided into different subgroups based on their self-assessed severity of RA and on the proportions of treatment cost to household income (50%). The Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication version II was used to assess patients’ treatment satisfaction. Results. When considering all medications, effectiveness, convenience, and global satisfaction scores were lower in the severe and moderate RA subgroups than those in the mild and extremely mild RA subgroups (all P 50% subgroup (all P 50% subgroups (F = 12.646, P = 0.005). Global satisfaction score was higher in the |
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