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Original Research

Openness to and preference for attributes of biologic therapy prior to initiation among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: patient and rheumatologist perspectives and implications for decision making

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Pages 1079-1090 | Published online: 16 Jun 2016

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Table 1 Patient demographics and disease characteristics

Table 2 Rheumatologist characteristics

Table 3 Patients’ and rheumatologists’ perceptions of patient openness to route of administration and attributes of biologic therapies

Table 4 Patient and rheumatologist perceptions of patient preferences for route of administration and attributes of biologic therapies

Table 5 Rheumatologist perceptions of patient preferences versus patient preferences, stratified by patient characteristics

Figure 1 Person initiating discussion about starting biologic therapy.

Figure 1 Person initiating discussion about starting biologic therapy.

Figure 2 Patient’s role in making final treatment decisions.

Figure 2 Patient’s role in making final treatment decisions.

Table 6 Aspects of biologic therapy discussed by patients and rheumatologists

Figure 3 Temporal impact of RA considered by patients when making treatment decisions.

Abbreviation: RA, rheumatoid arthritis.
Figure 3 Temporal impact of RA considered by patients when making treatment decisions.