Visit adherence and clinical, inflammatory, and patient-reported outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study.

A cross-sectional study published in Clinical Rheumatology examined how consistently attending scheduled appointments relates to clinical, inflammatory, and patient-reported outcomes in people with rheumatoid arthritis. Researchers found that visit adherence was associated with measurable differences in disease activity and patient-reported measures. The findings underscore the potential importance of appointment follow-through as a factor in RA disease management, which has implications for PT professionals working with this population.

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