Changes in Long‐Term Glucocorticoid Use Among Older Adults After New Diagnosis of Late‐Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis
Long-term GC use declined more among DMARD-exposed than DMARD-unexposed patients. One in seven DMARD-exposed and one in ten DMARD-unexposed have persistent GC use which is associated with financial barriers and multimorbidity that may limit the use of steroid-sparing DMARDs.
Authors
- Namrata Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7149-363X)
- Jiha Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6402-6563)
- Beth Wallace (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1802-1427)
- Jonathan Martindale
- Julie Bynum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1481-4462)
- Una E. Makris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4750-0777)
Institutions
- University of Washington (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (US)
- VA North Texas Health Care System (US)
- Seattle University (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ACR Open Rheumatology
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/acr2.70013
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.34
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- National Institute on Aging
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases