Exploring factors influencing patient activation in Saudi rheumatoid arthritis patients: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey-Results from the COPARA study.
Haya M AlmalaqMaha M AlshehriNouf A AltokhaisGhada A AljanobiMaha I El DessougiAmal AlHarthiMaha A OmairSuzan Mansour AttarSami M BahlasAbdullah S AlfurayjMansour S AlazmiAlhussain M AsiriMohammed M AlOmairLobna I Al JuffaliMohammed A OmairPublished in: Immunity, inflammation and disease (2023)
Patient activation was affected by several demographic characteristics and the impact of RA. A higher activation may improve compliance. Future longitudinal studies are required to confirm these findings and should explore the underlying mechanism of these effects.