Nichapa Taibanguay|Sumapa Chaiamnuay|Paijit Asavatanabodee|Pongthorn Narongroeknawin
Effect of patient education on medication adherence of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized controlled trial
Center for Rheumatology|Phramongkutklao Hospital
general understanding patient educational interventions enhancing medication adherence important however success improving adherence debatable study aimed assess influence different modes patient education medication adherence patients rheumatoid arthritis raone hundred twenty ra patients nonadherence defined pill count 80 medicationtaking behavior questionnaire thai patient 23 randomized block randomization assigned 11 allocation ratio two study arms multicomponent intervention group single intervention group multicomponent intervention group received 30minute directed counseling disease information pamphlet single intervention group received disease information pamphlet primary outcomes improvement adherence rate measured pill count 12 weeks thai clinical trial registry number tctr20171207003after 12 weeks pill count adherence rate increased significantly baseline study groups multicomponent intervention group adherence rate increased 92211405 97591007 p0002 single intervention group increased 88601966 92421427 p0044 however mean difference multicomponent intervention group single intervention group significant 5381290 vs 3181423 p0531 clinical outcomes including disease activity score 28 euroqol5d euroqol visual analog scale pain score physician global assessment unchanged baseline groupspatient education significantly improved adherence however differences single education intervention multicomponent education intervention improving medication adherence provision disease information pamphlet without directed counseling equally enhance medication adherence patients ra