Open AccessWhy do patients with systemic lupus erythematosus take or fail to take their prescribed medications? A qualitative study in a UK cohort
Author(s) -
S Chambers,
Rosalind Raine,
Anisur Rahman,
David Isenberg
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.957
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1462-0332
pISSN - 1462-0324
DOI - 10.1093/rheumatology/ken479
Subject(s) - medicine , feeling , systemic lupus erythematosus , adverse effect , qualitative research , visual analogue scale , alternative medicine , disease , cohort , lupus erythematosus , family medicine , physical therapy , immunology , psychology , social psychology , social science , antibody , pathology , sociology
It has been suggested that low adherence may contribute to poor clinical outcomes in patients with SLE. In this study, we explored the reasons why patients with lupus did or did not take their medications as prescribed.