Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients ’ Motivations for Accepting or Resisting Disease‐Modifying Antirheumatic Drug Treatment Regimens

ConclusionFeelings in response to experiences and information played a major role in how patients weighed the benefits and costs of treatment options, suggesting that addressing patients’ feelings may be important when rheumatologists counsel about therapeutic options. Further research is needed to learn how best to address patients’ feelings throughout the treatment decision‐making process.

Source: Arthritis Care and Research - March 11, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Yomei Shaw, Ilinca D. Metes, Kaleb Michaud, Julie M. Donohue, Mark S. Roberts, Marc C. Levesque, Judy C. Chang Tags: Original Article Source Type: research