The impact of health literacy: associations with disease activity and medication prescription in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Anne Gorter Mark Matthijs Bakker Peter M Ten Klooster Annelies Boonen Harald E Vonkeman

Published in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2023)

Significant differences in longitudinal disease activity and medication prescription were observed between groups with different health literacy levels. These results stress the importance of insight into the role of health literacy in treatment and outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Keyphrases

disease activity
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis
rheumatoid arthritis patients
health information
ankylosing spondylitis
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
healthcare
adverse drug
social media
cross sectional
emergency department
stress induced
combination therapy
insulin resistance
heat stress