Update on the MOTHERS study and introducing the PARTNERS study
In November 2019, we reached out to Mamas Facing Forward to help us spread the word about our research study on how women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) make decisions about taking medications before and during pregnancy.
We are excited to share that we recruited 23 women with RA and conducted 2 focus groups and 4 interviews with them. We are learning about the complex issues that make these decisions so challenging and how they not only affect women with RA but their loved ones – and we want to know more!
To do this, we need your help with recruiting more diverse voices!
Help us recruit for MOTHERS
If you are a woman living anywhere in Canada, are between 18-50 years old, have a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, and can communicate in English or French, please consider participating in their study. Your participation will involve a focus group and/or individual interview conducted online, over the phone, or in-person and you will receive a $25 gift card for each interview you participate in as a token of appreciation.
Please follow the link to the study consent form to sign up and find out more: http://tinyurl.com/MOTHERSUBC
On the horizon: the PARTNERS study
Given the important role that partners of women with RA in our findings, we are launching PARTNERS, a new study exploring the perspectives and experiences related to family planning of partners of women with RA.
For more information about either study, please contact Nevena Rebić, the study coordinator, at: nevena.rebic@ubc.ca or 604.822.5697.
ABOUT AUTHORS:
Dr. Mary De Vera, PhD is an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia and Canada Research Chair in Medication Adherence, Utilization, and Outcomes. She is an expert in medications and pregnancy in arthritis.
Nevena Rebić, BSc(Pharm) is a pharmacist and health services researcher at the University of British Columbia who is committed to supporting women access quality reproductive health information and services.
