A theory-based intervention to promote medication adherence in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction/objectives

Adherence to prescribed medication regimens is fundamental to the improvement and maintenance of the health of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. It is therefore important that interventions are developed to address this important health behavior issue. The aim of the present study was to design and evaluate a theory-based intervention to improve the medication adherence (primary outcome) among rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Methods

The study adopted a pre-registered randomized controlled trial design. Rheumatoid arthritis patients were recruited from two University teaching hospitals in Qazvin, Iran from June 2018 to May 2019 and randomly assigned to either an intervention group (n = 100) or a treatment-as-usual group (n = 100). The intervention gro

SUBMITTER: Asgari S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7782392 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature