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Objectives: SENSE was an international, non-interventional cross-sectional study that assessed treatment satisfaction in patients with suboptimally controlled active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who were under treatment with any approved agent exposed to ≤ 2 biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) at the time of enrolment. The current publication concerns the subanalysis of the results from the Greek cohort.
Methods: Treatment satisfaction was assessed with Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM), with good treatment satisfaction defined as TSQM global ≥80. Adherence to therapy was recorded on a visual analogue scale (VAS) and treatment expectations were assessed on a 7-point numerical rating scale.
Results: Of 121 patients, 82.6% were women, of mean age 64.8 years and mean time from diagnosis 8.4 years. Patients had active disease (mean DAS28-ESR 4.5) and compromised functional status (mean [SD] HAQ-DI 1.1 [0.7]) while on treatment (43.8% on biologics and 5% on steroids). The mean TSQM global was 66.9. Treatment expectations were "general improvement of arthritis" and "less joint pain" (mean score [SD], 4.9 [1.8] each), "more joint flexibility" (4.8 [1.9]), and "lasting relief of RA symptoms" (4.8 [2.1]). Oral administration was preferred by 65.3% of patients. Good self-reported adherence (≥80%) was recorded in 93.4% of the patients. Treatment switch to another DMARD was planned by treating rheumatologist for only 49.6% of the participants, despite suboptimal RA control.
Conclusion: Patients with suboptimally controlled RA in Greece have low treatment satisfaction and poor self-reported outcomes, albeit high self-reported treatment adherence. Similarly to the global SENSE study results, the need for patient-centric treatment approaches in order to improve disease outcomes is emphasised.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9092106 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.31138/mjr.33.1.14 | DOI Listing |
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