Clinical and psychological assessment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia: a real-world study.
Chao GaoHua ZhongLihong ChenLi WangHong YaoXiaowei HuangYubo JiaChun LiTian LiuPublished in: Clinical rheumatology (2022)
Patients with RA and FM had higher disease activity, a worse functional and psychological status, and poorer quality of life. The DAS-28 may have been overestimated in these patients. When patients with RA do not reach remission, FM should be considered. Key Points • Patients with rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia had a worse functional and psychological status compared with those with rheumatoid arthritis alone. • When patients with rheumatoid arthritis do not reach remission, fibromyalgia should be considered. • Physicians should avoid overtreatment and enable these patients to receive the treatment, such as non-drug interventions, that they need.
Keyphrases
- disease activity
- rheumatoid arthritis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- end stage renal disease
- ankylosing spondylitis
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- primary care
- patient reported outcomes
- interstitial lung disease
- sleep quality
- combination therapy
- systemic sclerosis
- patient reported
- adverse drug