Journal of Clinical and Cellular Immunology
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Chaim Putterman

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• Research Article
  Increased Education is Associated with Decreased Compliance in an Urban Multi-Ethnic Lupus Cohort
  Author(s): Rachel Gross, Jennifer Graybill, Dawn Wahezi, Nicole C. Jordan, Chaim Putterman and Irene Blanco Rachel Gross, Jennifer Graybill, Dawn Wahezi, Nicole C. Jordan, Chaim Putterman and Irene Blanco
  
  Objectives: To investigate the factors associated with medication compliance in a multi-ethnic population of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in an urban community. Methods: We surveyed patients in our cohort using the standardized measures of the Compliance- Questionnaire-Rheumatology (CQR), the Beliefs about Medications Questionnaire (BMQ), as well as patient selfreported compliance. Demographic and clinical characteristics of compliant and non-compliant patients underwent bivariate analysis. A multivariate analysis was then performed on variables of interest. Results: Of the 94 patients who agreed to participate in the survey, 89 fully completed each questionnaire. Overall, 48% of patients were compliant by CQR. In multivariate analyses, higher education level was associated with non-compliance. Spanish-spea.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9899.1000215

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