Patient Perceptions of Rheumatoid Arthritis Blood Work: A Cross‐Sectional Survey in the ArthritisPower Registry
Authors' conclusion
Patients consider RA-related blood work important for monitoring of inflammation and medication side effects. They worry about treatment effectiveness and would undergo testing to accurately predict treatment response.
Study context
- Population
- ArthritisPower registry members with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
- Outcome
- Patient perceptions of RA laboratory testing and of a test to predict treatment response
Methodological detailssurvey, choice-based conjoint analysis
- Survey
- Choice-based conjoint analysis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Perceived reason for lab tests: check for active inflammation
- 85.9%
- Perceived reason for lab tests: assess medication side effects
- 81.2%
- Worried current RA medication would eventually stop working
- 91.4%
- Worried about wasting time trying a new RA medication that may not work
- 81.7%
- Very/extremely interested in a blood test predicting effectiveness of a new medication (patients requiring future treatment change)
- 89.2%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Patient Perceptions of Rheumatoid Arthritis Blood Work: A Cross‐Sectional Survey in the ArthritisPower Registry. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). Published 31 August 2023. doi:10.
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