Rheumatoid Arthritis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: A) Patients survey Include patients eligible for the all following criteria from patients registered in MHP: (i) Patients with history of diagnosis with RA; (ii) Patients currently prescribed with medications for RA. B) Physicians survey Include physicians eligible for the all following criteria: (i) Physicians who work in any following department: rheumatology, general internal medicine, orthopedics; (ii) Physicians who have more than 4 patients with RA at the date of the survey.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: A) Patients survey Exclude patients with any one following criteria: (i) Patients who work for any of the following organizations - market research companies - media companies - advertising companies - hospitals or clinics - pharmaceutical companies - pharmaceutical wholesalers (ii) Patients with any one following criteria - without history of medical treatment for RA - with history of medical treatment for RA which is withdrawn - with history of medical treatment for RA which is determined B) Physicians survey Exclude physicians without any one inclusion criteria.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The differences between the importance of treatment goals in patients, that in physicians, and that in patients understood by physicians. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - The difference between the importance of treatment goals in patients and the importance of inhibition of joint destruction for achieving goals, - The difference between the importance of treatment goals in patients and goals presented by physicians, - The difference between information that patients want to express to physicians, that patients expressed to physicians, and that were presented by physicians, - The difference between information that patients expressed to physicians and that physicians asked to patients, - The difference between consent of patients and and consent of patients that physicians understand to goals presented by physicians, - The difference between satisfaction of patients to goals presented by physicians and consent of patients that physicians understand, - The factors associating with satisfaction and consent of patients, - The difference between the importance of long-term and short-term treatment goals in patients, - The difference between the importance of long-term and short-term treatment goals in physicians. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Medilead Inc. Marketing Intelligence Dept.