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Table 1 The full compliance questionnaire for rheumatology (CQR19)
| Questions | |
|---|---|
| Q1 | If the rheumatologist tells me to take the medicines, I do so |
| Q2* | I take my anti-rheumatic medicines because I then have fewer problems |
| Q3* | I definitely don’t dare to miss my anti-rheumatic medications |
| Q4 | If I can help myself with alternative therapies, I prefer that to what my rheumatologist prescribes |
| Q5* | My medicines are always stored in the same place and that’s why I don’t forget them |
| Q6* | I take my medicines because I have complete confidence in my rheumatologist |
| Q7 | The most important reason to take my anti-rheumatic medicines is that I can still do what I want to do |
| Q8 | I don’t like to take medicine. If I can do without them, I will |
| Q9 | When I am on vacation, it sometimes happens that I don’t take my medicines |
| Q10 | I take my anti-rheumatic drugs, for otherwise what’s the point of consulting a rheumatologist? |
| Q11 | I don’t expect miracles from my anti-rheumatic medicines |
| Q12 | If you can’t stand the medicines you might say: “throw it away, no matter what” |
| Q13 | If I don’t take my anti-rheumatic medicines regularly, the inflammation returns |
| Q14 | If I don’t take my anti-rheumatic medicines, my body warns me |
| Q15 | My health goes above everything else and if I have to take medicines to keep well, I will |
| Q16 | I use a dose organizer for my medications |
| Q17* | What the doctor tells me, I hang on to |
| Q18 | If I don’t take my anti-rheumatic medicines, I have more complaints |
| Q19 | It happens every now and them, I go out for the weekend and then I don’t take my medicines |
