Abstracts tagged "DMARDs and patient assistance"

Abstract Number: 1198 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Design and Implementation of a Patient-Centered Navigator Program to Improve Adherence to Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs
Candace H. Feldman¹, Anarosa Campos², Alyssa Wohlfahrt², Yuanyu Lo², Joshua Gagne³, Maura D. Iversen⁴, Elena Massarotti⁵ and Daniel H. Solomon¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Northeastern University, Department of Physical Therapy, and Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Adherence is a complex behavior and rates among patients with rheumatic diseases are especially poor. To date, the impact of interventions on adherence and…