OBJECTIVES

To evaluate the adherence to treatment with Tofacitinib in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) using two versions of the self-questionnaire Compliance Questionnaire Rheumatology, CQR19 and CQR5, to determine the variables associated with adherence to Tofacitinib and to compare the performance of both questionnaires.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

A cross-sectional study was carried out. We included patients ≥18 years old, with RA (ACR/EULAR criteria 2010) under treatment with Tofacitinib. Sociodemographic data, clinical characteristics, treatment and data on patient evaluation. All the patients completed self-questionnaires CQR19 and CQR5.

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

Descriptive statistics. t-Test or Mann Whitney to compare the continuous variables, Chi test or Fisher's exact test for the categorical ones. Kappa concordance index. Multiple logistic regression.

RESULTS

We included 52 patients, 82.7% women, with a median (m) age of 57.7 years, disease duration m 16 years, 63.5% had comorbidities. Of the patients, 86.5% were treated with Tofacitinib (5 mg BID) and 48% received Tofacitinib as monotherapy. The median time of Tofacitinib treatment was 13 months, 42.3% suspended treatment, and only one patient permanently stopped treatment due to lack of provision. Median CQR19 was 89.5% and 84.6% had an adherence ≥ 80%. The variables significantly associated with adherence ≥ 80% were the presence of comorbidities (p = .014) and older age (p = .033). Considering the CQR5, a similar percentage of patients (82.7%) were adherents to treatment, however, the concordance with CQR19 was low. In the multivariate analysis, older age was the only variable independently associated with good adherence to treatment.

CONCLUSIONS

Treatment adherence to Tofacitinib was very good for both presentations. Older age was associated with higher adherence. The agreement between the questionnaires CQR19 and CQR5 was low.