Researchers evaluated the prevalence of anxiety and depression and their relationship to self-management behaviors in patients with inflammatory arthritis. Symptoms of anxiety and depression were highly prevalent among patients with IA and were associated with low self-management behaviors.
A Japanese study of alopecia areata (AA) found misalignment between patient and doctor perceptions of severity, limiting treatment options, and leading to dissatisfaction and unmet needs.
These data on the success of twice-daily, 5 and 10 mg doses of tofacitinib may help inform clinicians in their practice as well as the health community in general.