Prevalence of anxiety and depression and the association with self-management behaviour in >12 000 patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease: a cross-sectional nationwide study.

Sofie Bech Vestergaard Bente Appel Esbensen Julie Midtgaard Klausen Bente GlintborgLene LauConnie Yilmaz JantzenMette Aadahl Pernille Fevejle Cromhout Annette de Thurah

Published in: RMD open (2024)

Patients with IA showed substantial levels of anxiety and depression. A statistically significant association between anxiety and depression and low self-management behaviour was identified. These findings call for a systematic approach to identifying mental health issues in patients with IA.

Keyphrases

mental health
rheumatoid arthritis
risk factors
oxidative stress
mental illness