The patient perspective on remission in rheumatoid arthritis: 'You've got limits, but you're back to being you again'

摘要

Objectives The aim of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment is remission. As treatment should be targeted at outcomes relevant to patients, it is important to understand how patients perceive remission, and to assess whether the current definition of remission adequately reflects these perceptions. The objective of this study is to explore the patient perspective on remission in RA.