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Table 5 Patient versus medication strategies to enhance adherence to therapy

From: The identification, goals and principles of difficult-to-treat inflammatory arthritis: a consensus statement

Patient-related strategies

Medication-related strategies

-Managing patient’s expectations regarding treatment outcomes

-Simplify regimen

-Modify regimen

-Convert to the preferred route of administration

-Beliefs about the safety and efficacy of treatment

-Recommend medication adherence apps

-Inclusion of PROMs

-Importance of shared decision making

-Perceived social/health care team support