Abstracts tagged "medical necessity"

Abstract Number: 2633 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Association of Medication Beliefs, Self-Efficacy, and Adherence in a Diverse Cohort of Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Caroline McCulley¹, Patricia P. Katz², Laura Trupin², Edward H. Yelin³ and Jennifer Barton^4,5, ¹Internal Medicine, Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, OR, ²Rheumatology, UCSF, SF, CA, ³University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Rheumatology, OHSU, Portland, OR, ⁵Rheumatology, VA Portland Healthcare System, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Adherence to disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients ranges from 30% to 107%, leading to potential adverse outcomes. Patient beliefs about…