Impact of Early Antimalarial Adherence on Future Acute Care Utilization and Cost Among Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Population‐Based Study
Adherence to antimalarials in patients with RA and SLE was associated with a lower risk of hospital admission (11% reduction) and hospitalized days (21% reduction) and lower hospitalization costs (CAD $549.64 lower) compared to nonadherence.
Authors
- Mary A. De Vera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2205-2683)
- Diane Lacaille (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4065-4151)
- Y. Qian
- Md. Rashedul Hoque (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0852-1850)
- Lawrence C. McCandless (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8752-2105)
- J Antonio Aviña-Zubieta
- Hui Xie
- John M Esdaile
Institutions
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
- Research Canada (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthritis & Rheumatology
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/art.70071
- Primary Topic
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Arthritis Society
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada