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. 2021 Mar 6;40(9):3599–3604. doi: 10.1007/s10067-021-05674-y

Key points

• In a patient-controlled outpatient follow-up system, RA patients had significantly fewer visits compared to traditional follow-up.

• The patient-controlled follow-up system was comparable with traditional follow-up regarding clinical, psychological and radiographic outcomes.

• Organization of outpatient care according to a patient-controlled follow-up system may be applied to strengthen patient-centred care in patients with RA.