Escalation to Biologics After Methotrexate Among <scp>US</scp> Veterans With Rheumatoid Arthritis Grouped by Rural Versus Urban Areas
Our study found only modest differences in the initiation of biologic therapies among rural- versus urban-residing veterans with RA in the VA health care system. These findings suggest that disparities are not easily explained by rurality within the VA health care system.
Authors
- Katherine D. Wysham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8707-7649)
- Gail S. Kerr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4930-3235)
- Punyasha Roul
- Namrata Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7149-363X)
- Jennifer L. Barton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6771-3465)
- Aaron Baraff
- Joshua F. Baker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0799-7563)
- David Liew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8451-8883)
- Michael George (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0398-2308)
- Ted R. Mikuls (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0897-2272)
- Anisha Naik
- Bryant R. England (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9649-3588)
- Una E. Makris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4750-0777)
- Grant W. Cannon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6640-9173)
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Howard University (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Georgetown University Medical Center (US)
- VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System (US)
- VA Puget Sound Health Care System (US)
- Philadelphia VA Medical Center (US)
- Dallas VA Medical Center (US)
- VA Portland Health Care System (US)
- Washington DC VA Medical Center (US)
- VA Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System (US)
- University of Nebraska Medical Center (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthritis Care & Research
- Published
- 2024-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.25457
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.41
Funders
- U.S. Department of Defense
- Rheumatology Research Foundation
- Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development, VA Office of Research and Development
- National Institutes of Health
- Clinical Science Research and Development
- National Institute on Aging
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases