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Adherence and Persistence with Drug Therapy among Fibromyalgia Patients: Data from a Large Health Maintenance Organization
Dana Ben-Ami Shor, Dahlia Weitzman, Shani Dahan, Omer Gendelman, Yael Bar-On, Daniela Amital, Varda Shalev, Gabriel Chodick and Howard Amital
The Journal of Rheumatology August 2017, jrheum.170098; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.170098
Dana Ben-Ami Shor
From the Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center; Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University; Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; Department of Medicine E, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv; Beer-Yaakov/Ness-Ziona, Mental Health Center, Beer-Yaakov, Israel. Supported by a research grant given by Pfizer. D. Ben-Ami Shor, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University; D. Weitzman, PhD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; S. Dahan, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; O. Gendelman MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; Y. Bar-On, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine E, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center; D. Amital, MD, MHA, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Beer-Yaakov/Ness-Ziona, Mental Health Center; V. Shalev, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; G. Chodick, PhD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; H. Amital, MD, MHA, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center. Dr. Ben-Ami Shor and Dr. Weitzman are co-first authors and have contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. H. Amital, Department of Medicine B, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52621 Israel. E-mail: howard.amital@sheba.health.gov.il. Accepted for publication May 26, 2017.
Dahlia Weitzman
From the Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center; Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University; Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; Department of Medicine E, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv; Beer-Yaakov/Ness-Ziona, Mental Health Center, Beer-Yaakov, Israel. Supported by a research grant given by Pfizer. D. Ben-Ami Shor, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University; D. Weitzman, PhD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; S. Dahan, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; O. Gendelman MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; Y. Bar-On, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine E, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center; D. Amital, MD, MHA, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Beer-Yaakov/Ness-Ziona, Mental Health Center; V. Shalev, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; G. Chodick, PhD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; H. Amital, MD, MHA, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center. Dr. Ben-Ami Shor and Dr. Weitzman are co-first authors and have contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. H. Amital, Department of Medicine B, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52621 Israel. E-mail: howard.amital@sheba.health.gov.il. Accepted for publication May 26, 2017.
Shani Dahan
From the Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center; Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University; Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; Department of Medicine E, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv; Beer-Yaakov/Ness-Ziona, Mental Health Center, Beer-Yaakov, Israel. Supported by a research grant given by Pfizer. D. Ben-Ami Shor, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University; D. Weitzman, PhD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; S. Dahan, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; O. Gendelman MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; Y. Bar-On, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine E, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center; D. Amital, MD, MHA, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Beer-Yaakov/Ness-Ziona, Mental Health Center; V. Shalev, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; G. Chodick, PhD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; H. Amital, MD, MHA, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center. Dr. Ben-Ami Shor and Dr. Weitzman are co-first authors and have contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. H. Amital, Department of Medicine B, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52621 Israel. E-mail: howard.amital@sheba.health.gov.il. Accepted for publication May 26, 2017.
Omer Gendelman
From the Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center; Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University; Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; Department of Medicine E, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv; Beer-Yaakov/Ness-Ziona, Mental Health Center, Beer-Yaakov, Israel. Supported by a research grant given by Pfizer. D. Ben-Ami Shor, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University; D. Weitzman, PhD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; S. Dahan, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; O. Gendelman MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; Y. Bar-On, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine E, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center; D. Amital, MD, MHA, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Beer-Yaakov/Ness-Ziona, Mental Health Center; V. Shalev, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; G. Chodick, PhD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; H. Amital, MD, MHA, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center. Dr. Ben-Ami Shor and Dr. Weitzman are co-first authors and have contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. H. Amital, Department of Medicine B, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52621 Israel. E-mail: howard.amital@sheba.health.gov.il. Accepted for publication May 26, 2017.
Yael Bar-On
From the Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center; Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University; Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; Department of Medicine E, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv; Beer-Yaakov/Ness-Ziona, Mental Health Center, Beer-Yaakov, Israel. Supported by a research grant given by Pfizer. D. Ben-Ami Shor, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University; D. Weitzman, PhD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; S. Dahan, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; O. Gendelman MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; Y. Bar-On, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine E, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center; D. Amital, MD, MHA, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Beer-Yaakov/Ness-Ziona, Mental Health Center; V. Shalev, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; G. Chodick, PhD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; H. Amital, MD, MHA, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center. Dr. Ben-Ami Shor and Dr. Weitzman are co-first authors and have contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. H. Amital, Department of Medicine B, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52621 Israel. E-mail: howard.amital@sheba.health.gov.il. Accepted for publication May 26, 2017.
Daniela Amital
From the Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center; Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University; Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; Department of Medicine E, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv; Beer-Yaakov/Ness-Ziona, Mental Health Center, Beer-Yaakov, Israel. Supported by a research grant given by Pfizer. D. Ben-Ami Shor, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University; D. Weitzman, PhD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; S. Dahan, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; O. Gendelman MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; Y. Bar-On, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine E, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center; D. Amital, MD, MHA, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Beer-Yaakov/Ness-Ziona, Mental Health Center; V. Shalev, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; G. Chodick, PhD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; H. Amital, MD, MHA, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center. Dr. Ben-Ami Shor and Dr. Weitzman are co-first authors and have contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. H. Amital, Department of Medicine B, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52621 Israel. E-mail: howard.amital@sheba.health.gov.il. Accepted for publication May 26, 2017.
Varda Shalev
From the Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center; Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University; Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; Department of Medicine E, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv; Beer-Yaakov/Ness-Ziona, Mental Health Center, Beer-Yaakov, Israel. Supported by a research grant given by Pfizer. D. Ben-Ami Shor, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University; D. Weitzman, PhD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; S. Dahan, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; O. Gendelman MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; Y. Bar-On, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine E, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center; D. Amital, MD, MHA, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Beer-Yaakov/Ness-Ziona, Mental Health Center; V. Shalev, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; G. Chodick, PhD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; H. Amital, MD, MHA, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center. Dr. Ben-Ami Shor and Dr. Weitzman are co-first authors and have contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. H. Amital, Department of Medicine B, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52621 Israel. E-mail: howard.amital@sheba.health.gov.il. Accepted for publication May 26, 2017.
Gabriel Chodick
From the Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center; Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University; Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; Department of Medicine E, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv; Beer-Yaakov/Ness-Ziona, Mental Health Center, Beer-Yaakov, Israel. Supported by a research grant given by Pfizer. D. Ben-Ami Shor, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University; D. Weitzman, PhD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; S. Dahan, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; O. Gendelman MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; Y. Bar-On, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine E, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center; D. Amital, MD, MHA, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Beer-Yaakov/Ness-Ziona, Mental Health Center; V. Shalev, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; G. Chodick, PhD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; H. Amital, MD, MHA, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center. Dr. Ben-Ami Shor and Dr. Weitzman are co-first authors and have contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. H. Amital, Department of Medicine B, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52621 Israel. E-mail: howard.amital@sheba.health.gov.il. Accepted for publication May 26, 2017.
Howard Amital
From the Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center; Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University; Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; Department of Medicine E, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv; Beer-Yaakov/Ness-Ziona, Mental Health Center, Beer-Yaakov, Israel. Supported by a research grant given by Pfizer. D. Ben-Ami Shor, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University; D. Weitzman, PhD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; S. Dahan, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; O. Gendelman MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center; Y. Bar-On, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine E, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center; D. Amital, MD, MHA, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Beer-Yaakov/Ness-Ziona, Mental Health Center; V. Shalev, MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; G. Chodick, PhD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Maccabitech, Maccabi Healthcare Services; H. Amital, MD, MHA, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center. Dr. Ben-Ami Shor and Dr. Weitzman are co-first authors and have contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to Dr. H. Amital, Department of Medicine B, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52621 Israel. E-mail: howard.amital@sheba.health.gov.il. Accepted for publication May 26, 2017.
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