Introduction
Rheumatoid arthritis, RA, RheumaToid Arthritis
DISEASE, PGA, CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, DISEASE
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that requires lifelong medical care. Patient-reported outcomes (PRO) represent a cornerstone in the management of RA patients. This is exemplified by the patient’s global self-assessment (PGA) of disease activity on a 0–100 scale where 100 means maximal activity, being part of the composite gold standard to evaluate disease activity, the Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS-28) [Electronic PRO (ePRO) enable continuous remote monitoring and could improve monitoring of disease activity by capturing otherwise overlooked changes of disease activity [The aim of the prospective multicenter AORTA (AbatOn for RheumaToid Arthritis) trial was to investigate the benefit of using an ePRO web-app, ABATON RA, to support shared decision-making (SDM) and treat-to-target (T2T) in RA patients. The aim of this embedded qualitative study was to investigate patient and physician experiences, perceived drawbacks and benefits of using the ePRO web app, ABATON RA, to digitally support SDM and T2T.