Functional Disability and Its Determinants in Ecuadorian Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Maria IntriagoGenessis Maldonado Roberto GuerreroMario MorenoLetty MorenoCarlos Rios

Published in: Open access rheumatology : research and reviews (2020)

Disability affects a quarter of patients with RA. Among the determinants of disability, we found female sex, older age, grade of pain, inflammatory markers and the level of disease activity.

Keyphrases

disease activity
rheumatoid arthritis
multiple sclerosis
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis patients
ankylosing spondylitis
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
chronic pain
physical activity
neuropathic pain
spinal cord injury
middle aged
systemic sclerosis
interstitial lung disease