Mini Review Open Access
Volume 2 | Issue 1 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.46439/rheumatology.2.013
Therapy adherence in rheumatoid arthritis: A minireview
Timm Rüter1,*, Jens Gert Kuipers1
- 1Department of Rheumatology, Rotes Kreuz Krankenhaus Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Corresponding Author
Timm Rüter, timm.rueter@posteo.de
Received Date: January 18, 2021
Accepted Date: April 09, 2021
Rüter T, Kuipers JG. Therapy adherence in rheumatoid arthritis: A mini review. Curr Rheumatol Res 2021. 2(1):18-23.
Copyright: © 2021 Rüter T, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease which causes joint pain, swelling and destruction, leading to reduced quality of life and premature death. The treatment of RA has progressed significantly in recent decades. However, non-adherence is a crucial yet underestimated barrier to optimal therapeutic success. This minireview gives a brief overview of the state of knowledge on adherence.
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