Abstracts tagged "adherence"

Abstract Number: 2238 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Role of Clinical Impact, Disease-specific Knowledge and Beliefs About Medication on Therapeutic Adherence in Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Integrative Structural Equation Modeling Approach
George Karpouzas¹, Elizabeth Hernandez ², Lorena Ruiz ³, Vibeke Strand ⁴ and Sarah Ormseth ¹, ¹Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Los Angeles Biomedical Institute, Torrance, CA, ²Harbor-UCLA and Los Angeles Biomedical Institute, Torrance, CA, ³Harbor-UCLA andLos Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, Torrance, ⁴Division of Immunology/Rheumatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Background/Purpose: Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to remission optimally ensures control of symptoms, prevention of structural damage, optimization of function and quality of life. Adherence…
Abstract Number: 2543 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Meta-Analysis Examining the Clinical Significance of Monitoring of Hydroxychloroquine Levels in SLE
Shivani Garg¹, Rachna Unnithan ², Karen Hansen ³, Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau ⁴ and Christie Bartels ¹, ¹University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ²UW- Madison, Madison, ³UW Madison, Madison, ⁴Cochin University Hospital, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Despite the pivotal role hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) plays in treating SLE, less than 50% of patients take HCQ as prescribed. Nonadherence versus lack of effect…
Abstract Number: 2575 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Electronic Monitoring of Medication Adherence in Young Adults with Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus over 12 Weeks
Onengiya Harry¹, Tracy Ting ² and Jennifer Huggins ², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, ²Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Young adults with childhood-onset lupus (cSLE) are 20 times more likely to die compared to healthy age- and gender-matched counterparts. Their clinical course is…