Abstracts tagged "medication adherence"

Abstract Number: 0131 • ACR Convergence 2021
Association of Numeracy with Medication Non-Adherence in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Mithu Maheswaranathan¹, Amanda Eudy², Ann Barr², Catherine Howe³, Stacy Bailey⁴, Susan Hastings¹, Jennifer Rogers², Jayanth Doss², Lisa Criscione-Schreiber¹, Rebecca Sadun², Megan Clowse⁵ and Kai Sun¹, ¹Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ²Duke University, Durham, NC, ³Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ⁴Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, ⁵Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Over 33% of U.S. adults have limited health literacy or numeracy. Limited health literacy and numeracy have been associated with higher disease activity and…
Abstract Number: 247 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Health Literacy, Adherence, and Quality of Life of Uveitis Patients
Claire Mueller ¹ and Ghazala O'Keefe¹, ¹Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: To determine health literacy, medication adherence, and quality of life (QOL) of uveitis patients in order to understand how to deliver better and improved…
Abstract Number: 1128 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Physician-Patient Interaction and Medication Adherence in Lupus Nephritis
Sofia Georgopoulou¹, Louise Nel ², Shirish Sangle ² and David D'Cruz ³, ¹King's College London & The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, England, United Kingdom, ²Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, England, United Kingdom, ³The Louise Coote Lupus Unit, Guy's Hospital, London, England, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The quality of physician-patient interaction can have a significant impact on medication adherence. Little is known about this relationship in patients with lupus nephritis…
Abstract Number: 2362 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Associations of Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug (DMARD) Adherence with Time to First Biologic and Cycle Time on DMARDs, and Healthcare Utilization/Cost in a New RA Patient Cohort
Stephanie Saeli¹, Joseph Roots ², Kelly Shields ² and Tarun Sharma ¹, ¹Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Highmark Data Science, Pittsburgh
Background/Purpose: Lack of adherence to medications is a well-known problem with chronic conditions, RA included. Nonadherence is associated with decreased quality of life and poorer…