A Nationwide Survey on Patient’s versus Physician´s Evaluation of Biological Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis in Relation to Disease Activity and Route of Administration: The Be-Raise Study

Sophie De Mits, Jan Lenaerts, Bert Vander Cruyssen, Herman Mielants, René Westhovens, Patrick Durez, Dirk Elewaut and on behalf of the Be-Raise study Group

PLOS ONE, 2016, vol. 11, issue 11, 1-10

Abstract: Objectives: Biological treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the cornerstones of current treatment strategies for the disease. Surprisingly little information exists on whether the route of administration affects patients’ treatment satisfaction. It is equally unclear whether rheumatologists are able to accurately perceive their patients’ appreciation. Thus, the Belgian Be-raise survey aimed to examine whether RA patient’s experience of their current biological treatment coincided with the treating physician’s perception. Methods: A nationwide cross-sectional survey was conducted by 67 Belgian rheumatologists providing data obtained from 550 RA patients. Patients under stable dose of biologics for at least 6 months, were enrolled consecutively and all completed questionnaires. Separate questionnaires were completed by the treating rheumatologist which evaluated their patient’s perception of the route of treatment administration. This study therefore evaluates whether a treating physician perceives the satisfaction with the route of administration to the same degree as the patient. Results: Completed questionnaires were obtained from 293 and 257 patients who obtained treatment via the intravenous (IV) or subcutaneous (SC) route of administration, respectively. 58.4% of patients were in DAS28-CRP(3) remission. Patient satisfaction with disease control was higher (44% scored ≥ 9) than that of the treating physician (35%), regardless of the route of administration (p

Date: 2016
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