Factors affecting patient satisfaction related to cost and treatment effectiveness in rheumatoid arthritis: results from the multicenter observational cohort study, FRANK Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To further improve rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment, it is necessary to understand each RA patient's satisfaction and to identify the factors affecting their satisfaction. Despite the rise in medical costs for RA, little is known about the factors that influence patient satisfaction with the cost of treatment in RA patients.

Methods

This is a multicenter observational study of Japanese RA patients from the FRANK Registry with data analyzed from March 2017 to August 2020. We collected data on demographic characteristics, clinical data, quality of life which was evaluated using the EuroQol 5-dimensional questionnaire (EQ5D), and patient satisfaction. The four categories of patient satisfaction were evaluated individually (i.e., cost, treatment efficacy, activitie

SUBMITTER: Fujiwara T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8862466 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature