Markers of disease severity and positive family history are associated to significant risk perception in rheumatoid arthritis, while compliance with therapy is not: a cross-sectional study in 415 Mexican outpatients

Markers of disease severity and positive family history are associated to significant risk perception in rheumatoid arthritis, while compliance with therapy is not: a cross-sectional study in 415 Mexican outpatients

Abstract Background Assessing risk perception (RP) helps explain how rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients integrate their ideas concerning the disease and how this understanding affects their self-care management. Compliance with treatment impacts disease-related outcomes and could be associated with...

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Main Authors: Irazú Contreras-Yáñez, Pilar Lavielle, Patricia Clark, Virginia Pascual-Ramos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Rheumatoid arthritis
Risk perception
Judgment biases
Latin-American patients
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-021-02440-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-021-02440-y

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