Interest of a Nursing Consultation in the Empowerment of the Patient With Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Management of His Subcutaneous Biotherapy

Biotherapy present specifics risks that patients must know and learn to manage. A national survey has been carried in this study to evaluate patients safety skills. (wording: " cross study of safety skills of 677 patients treat by biopharmaceuticals for an inflammatory rheumatism). This survey has allowed showcasing patients difficulties in managing their treatment, including for those under subcutaneous biotherapy. More than 60% patients interviewed doesn't know symptoms to bring them to consult and mainly postpone to their injection. The aim of this study is to prove that nursing consultation can allow the patient to become independent in treatment management and thus avoid occurrence of adverse event.