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Q In patients with rheumatic diseases, how well does the compliance questionnaire rheumatology (CQR) predict compliance with taking medications and correct dosing compared with an electronic medication event monitoring system (MEMS)?
Clinical impact ratings GP/FP/Primary care ★★★☆☆☆☆ Internal medicine ★★★★☆☆☆ Rheumatology ★★★★★★☆
METHODS
Design:
cohort study to validate a previously derived self administered questionnaire.
Setting:
outpatient rheumatology wards of 3 hospitals in the Netherlands.
Patients:
127 patients (mean age 61 y, 57% women) who had rheumatoid arthritis and were taking sulphasalazine, methotrexate, diclofenac, or naproxen; polymyalgia rheumatica and were taking prednisone or prednisolone; or gout and were taking colchicine, allopurinol, or benzbromaron. The drugs had to be first time prescriptions and taken as directed, not on demand. Patients were excluded if a caregiver was involved in the administration of medication.
Prediction guide:
patients completed the CQR in the first week after starting medication. The CQR …