Alqurtas E

Department of Rheumatology, Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Publications

  • Research   
    Applying the Arabic Version of CQR-5 on SpA Patients Following in Two Hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    Author(s): Bedaiwi M, Meshikhes M*, Albihani A, Omair MA, Almalaq HM, Alqurtas E, Alhamzi H, Nori R, Alzahrani K and Makkawy M

    Introduction: Evaluation of adherence to medication is a challenging procedure in clinical practice. A reliable measure would be questionnaires such as the Compliance-Questionnaire in Rheumatic disease (CQR) which is a valid, self-administered questionnaire used to detect low adherence to DMARDs in RA. The shortened version of the CQR, the 5-item CQR, was translated and validated in Arabic (ACQR-5). Objectives: The ACQR-5 is used to assess the adherence of patients with axial spondyloarthritis at two hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods Patients with axial SpA diagnosis were recruited from rheumatology clinics at King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and from Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Hospital (PMAH) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A survey was sent to the patients that includes questions about the patients demographics, comorbidities, disease history, .. Read More»

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