Embase 1974 to 2015 December 28, 2015 using OvidSp
| 1 | *rheumatoid arthritis/ | 97,740 |
| 2 | *rheumatoid nodule/ | 651 |
| 3 | (rheumatoid adj nodule).ti,ab. | 295 |
| 4 | (arthritis adj2 rheumat$).ti,ab. | 119,688 |
| 5 | RA.ti,ab. | 85,007 |
| 6 | *psoriasis/ | 31,038 |
| 7 | psoria$.ti,ab. | 52,099 |
| 8 | *psoriatic arthritis/ | 6,451 |
| 9 | psoriatic arthrit$.ti,ab. | 9,783 |
| 10 | or/1-9 | 224,711 |
| 11 | *medication compliance/ | 3,158 |
| 12 | *patient compliance/ | 19,028 |
| 13 | (cooperat$ or co-operat$).ti,ab. | 137,785 |
| 14 | *treatment refusal/ | 3,763 |
| 15 | (treatment adj2 refusal).ti,ab. | 652 |
| 16 | *patient dropouts/ | 107 |
| 17 | patient dropout$.ti,ab. | 212 |
| 18 | (uncooperat$ or unco-operat$).ti,ab. | 1,488 |
| 19 | (patient adj perspective$).ti,ab. | 2,682 |
| 20 | (patient adj attitude$).ti,ab. | 1,047 |
| 21 | (patient adj experience$).ti,ab. | 15,219 |
| 22 | continuation rate$.ti,ab. | 1,162 |
| 23 | (adher$ adj5 (regimen$ or medication$ or treatment$ or therap$ or drug$ or intervention$ or biologic$)).ti,ab. | 41,915 |
| 24 | (complian$ adj5 (regimen$ or patient$ or medication$ or treatment$ or therap$ or drug$ or intervention$ or biologic$)).ti,ab. | 50,669 |
| 25 | (persist$ adj5 (regimen$ or medication$ or treatment$ or therap$ or drug$ or intervention$ or biologic$)).ti,ab. | 31,812 |
| 26 | ((nonadher$ or non-adher$ or non adher$) adj5 (regimen$ or medication$ or treatment$ or therap$ or drug$ or intervention$ or biologic$)).ti,ab. | 6,231 |
| 27 | ((nonpersist$ or non-persist$ or non persist$) adj5 (regimen$ or medication$ or treatment$ or therap$ or drug$ or intervention$ or biologic$)).ti,ab. | 233 |
| 28 | ((noncomplian$ or non-complian$ or non complian$) adj5 (patient$ or regimen$ or medication$ or treatment$ or therap$ or drug$ or intervention$ or biologic$)).ti,ab. | 7,993 |
| 29 | (assessment adj5 (adher$ or complian$ or persist$)).ti,ab. | 3,684 |
| 30 | (assessment adj5 (nonadher$ or non-adher$ or non adher$)).ti,ab. | 85 |
| 31 | (assessment adj5 (noncomplian$ or non-complian$ or non complian$)).ti,ab. | 81 |
| 32 | (assessment adj5 (nonpersist$ or non-persist$ or non persist$ or nonpersist$)).ti,ab. | 5 |
| 33 | or/11-32 | 294,808 |
| 34 | 10 and 33 | 3,614 |
| 35 | limit 34 to (conference abstract or conference paper or conference proceeding or “conference review” or editorial or letter or “review”) | 1,764 |
| 36 | 34 not 35 | 1,850 |
| 37 | limit 36 to human | 1,478 |