“…', and 19% answered 'No'. In studies conducted on individuals with rheumatic diseases, the lack of knowledge status of patients on this subject has been determined, therefore it was observed that the participants wanted more information about the relationship between RA and smoking from the rheumatologist and nurse 27 . In another study, information about the effects of smoking on RA and anti-rheumatic medications played an important role in facilitating smoking cessation 28 .…”