ALIGNed on adherence: subanalysis of adherence in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases in the DACH region of the global ALIGN study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-adherence to medication is a challenging problem in daily clinical practice.

Objective

To assess reasons for non-adherence in patients with chronic immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) in a direct comparison including evaluation of treatment necessity and concerns.

Methods

ALIGN was a non-interventional, multicountry, multicentre, self-administered, cross-sectional, epidemiologic survey study. Here, we investigate the German, Austrian and Swiss (DACH) cohort. Six hundred thirty-one patients with different IMIDs (rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, plaque psoriasis, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) under systemic therapies were evaluated concerning adherence, beliefs of necessity and concerns towards treatme

SUBMITTER: Kolios AGA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6585659 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature