Table 2

Adherence after 6 months

Adherence variablesTotalFirst csDMARDSecond-line csDMARDbDMARD/tsDMARD
Prevalence* (%) (95% CI)59.1 (48.1 to 71.8)43.1 (27.9 to 63.6)70.4 (49.8 to 96.6)64.4 (45.6 to 88.4)
CQR score, mean±SD86.0±9.483.6±9.387.2±9.286.0±9.4
RAM score, mean±SD80.6±25.880.6±22.980.5±27.980.9±26.9
  • *Defined as a score above 80% in the CQR and RAM scales.

  • bDMARD, biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drug; CQR, Compliance Questionnaire Rheumatology; csDMARD, conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug; RAM, Reported Adherence to Medication; tsDMARD, targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug.