RA patients' knowledge in knowing their numbers (1)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
'Knowing their Numbers': What do rheumatoid arthritis patients know about their own biomedical data?
IRAS ID
180459
Contact name
Tanaka Ngcozana
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Middlesex University
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 2 months, 25 days
Research summary
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients are at risk of developing heart diseases after they have been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, therefore it is vital that they are managed well in regards to cardiovascular risks and made aware of their biomedical data such as blood pressure, cholesterol BMI, height in order for them take ownership for their health. This study is to find out what RA patients know about their numbers, understand the barriers of patients knowing these health indicators and to establish a pathway to improve patients’ knowledge. The outcome will be shared by presenting to appropriate stakeholders which may prospectively enable an RA biomedical data specific passport being developed. Participants will be asked to complete an anonymised questionnaire.
REC name
East of England - Essex Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/EE/0025
Date of REC Opinion
18 Jan 2016
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion