What Factors Affect Treatment Effectiveness in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Multidimensional Measurement

Purpose: The aim of the study was to examine effects socio-demographic characteristics, disease-related characteristics and health care use related-characteristics on treatment effectiveness rheumatoid arthritis patients, both separately together.
 Methods: sample consisted 440 patients for 99% confidence level, this reached based convenience sampling method. Patients who received at least one anti-TNF therapy were included in study. Treatment levels measured with a questionnaire. In analysis study, four different regression models established. first model, characteristics; second disease third characteristics: fourth effect all these variables examined.
 Results: smoking status, age (socio-demographic characteristics), drug regimen complexity, comorbidity education about disease, duration (disease number admissions (health found have significant effectiveness.
 Conclusion: factors affecting determined. Therefore, it is important consider revealed order increase arthritis.