Factors associated with disability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with persistent moderate disease activity: a retrospective cohort study.
Ian C ScottJulie MountJane BarryBruce KirkhamPublished in: BMC rheumatology (2020)
Patients with RA in persistent MDAS experience substantial ongoing physical disability, poor QoL, and pain. HAQ-DI is an important predictor of future disability and reduced QoL, supporting current national recommendations to measure HAQ-DI in routine care.
Keyphrases
- disease activity
- rheumatoid arthritis
- multiple sclerosis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- ankylosing spondylitis
- quality improvement
- clinical practice
- healthcare
- pain management
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- chronic pain
- palliative care
- biofilm formation
- mental health
- physical activity
- neuropathic pain
- high intensity
- current status
- spinal cord
- escherichia coli
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- spinal cord injury
- affordable care act
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- postoperative pain
- health insurance