Open AccessWhat do patients with rheumatoid arthritis know about their own biomedical data related to cardiovascular disease risks?
Author(s) -
Tanaka Ngcozana,
Kevin Corbett,
Ajay Bhatia
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2147-9720
pISSN - 2148-4279
DOI - 10.5152/eurjrheum.2021.20021
Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatoid arthritis , disease , body mass index , physical therapy , blood pressure , family medicine
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic condition characterized by articular and non-articular features. Patients with RA have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease. This study aimed to ascertain what patients with RA know about their numbers (biomedical data, including blood pressure, cholesterol, disease activity score-28 joints [DAS28], and body mass index [BMI]) and to understand the barriers to patients knowing these health indicators and how their knowledge can be improved.