Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis With a Digital Health Application: A Multicenter, Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial

• Published in: JAMA network open Vol. 6; no. 4; p. e238343
• Main Authors: Li, Chun, Huang, Jianlin, Wu, Huaxiang, Li, Fen, Zhao, Yi, Zhang, Zhenchun, Li, Shengguang, Wei, Hua, Zhang, Miaojia, Sun, Hongsheng, Yang, Jing, Li, Qin, Li, Xiaomei, Qi, Wufang, Wei, Wei, Li, Yasong, Li, Zhenbin, Wang, Yongfu, Zhang, Fengxiao, Wu, Henglian, Shuai, Zongwen, Wu, Zhenbiao, Li, Yi, Jia, Shengsong, Jia, Yuhua, Xiao, Fei, Mu, Rong, Li, Zhanguo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Medical Association 03.04.2023
• Subjects: Adult; Antirheumatic Agents - therapeutic use; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - chemically induced; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - drug therapy; C-Reactive Protein; China; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Online Only; Original Investigation; Rheumatology; China

Digital health applications have been shown to be effective in the management of chronic diseases with simple treatment targets. The potential clinical value of digital health applications in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has not been well studied. To investigate whether assessing patient-reported outco...