Adherence to methotrexate and associated factors considering social desirability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Assessing medication adherence in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is clinically significant as low adherence is associated with high disease activity. Self-reported medication adherence surveys have been shown to have problems with overestimation of adherence due to social desirability...

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Main Authors: Nobuyuki Yajima, Takashi Kawaguchi, Ryo Takahashi, Hiroki Nishiwaki, Yoichi Toyoshima, Koei Oh, Tsuyoshi Odai, Takayuki Kanai, Donald E. Morisky, Takuhiro Yamaguchi, Tsuyoshi Kasama
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:BMC Rheumatology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41927-022-00305-8