‘It surprised me a lot that there is a link’: a qualitative study of the acceptability of periodontal treatment for individuals at risk of rheumatoid arthritis
An erratum to this article was published (RMD Open, Jun 2023 ↗)
Authors' conclusion
While CCP+ at-risk individuals may be reluctant to take preventive medications, a clinical trial involving preventive periodontal treatment is potentially acceptable.
Study context
- Population
- Anti-CCP positive individuals at risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and healthcare professionals
- Participants
- 19 vs 11
- Comparison
- CCP+ at risk vs Healthcare professionals
- CCP+ at riskn = 19
- Healthcare professionalsn = 11
- Outcome
- Acceptability of periodontal treatment as a measure to potentially prevent RA
Methodological detailssemistructured interviews, reflexive thematic analysis, deductive coding of healthcare professional data
- Semistructured interviews
- Reflexive thematic analysis
- Deductive coding of healthcare professional data
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Themes identified
Three themes (six subthemes) identified
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Original publication
‘It surprised me a lot that there is a link’: a qualitative study of the acceptability of periodontal treatment for individuals at risk of rheumatoid arthritis. RMD Open. Published 8 May 2023. doi:10.
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