Satisfaction with Medications Prescribed for Osteoarthritis: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Patients and Their Physicians in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Satisfaction with medications prescribed for osteoarthritis (OA) varies; this study aimed to determine the factors associated with satisfaction in US patients and their physicians.

Methods

This point-in-time study used the Adelphi OA Disease Specific Programme (physicians identified from public lists reported on nine consecutive patients diagnosed with OA [any joint]: physicians and patients completed questionnaires). Patient's demographic, clinical, and treatment characteristics associated with patient-reported and physician-rated overall satisfaction with, and expectations of effectiveness of, medication for OA were assessed using multivariate linear regression.

Results

Responses from 572 patients (mean age 64.9 years, 60.5% female) currently prescribed

SUBMITTER: Robinson RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8861239 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature