Effect of Physical State on Pain Mediated Through Emotional Health in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Yukako NakagamiGenichi SugiharaNori TakeiTakao FujiiMotomu HashimotoKosaku MurakamiMoritoshi FuruHiromu ItoMiyabi UdaMie ToriiKazuko NinToshiya MuraiTsuneyo MimoriPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2018)
The magnitude of pain in RA is determined by the mediation effect of emotional health as well as the direct physical state. Our findings suggest that emotional factors should be taken into account when assessing RA disease activity.
Keyphrases
- disease activity
- rheumatoid arthritis
- mental health
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- ankylosing spondylitis
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- chronic pain
- public health
- healthcare
- physical activity
- pain management
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- neuropathic pain
- interstitial lung disease
- health information
- health promotion
- spinal cord
- social support
- depressive symptoms
- postoperative pain