Awareness and perceived risk of cardiovascular disease among individuals living with rheumatoid arthritis is low: results of a systematic literature review.
Olivia R Ghosh-SwabyBindee KuriyaPublished in: Arthritis research & therapy (2019)
Individuals with RA at highest risk for CVD report low awareness and perceived risk of this comorbidity. This represents a knowledge gap in need of intervention but must be tailored to patients' needs. An understanding of the system- and individual-level barriers preventing CVD awareness is needed. Only then will approaches to improve CVD screening and management in RA be successful.
Keyphrases
- rheumatoid arthritis
- cardiovascular disease
- disease activity
- end stage renal disease
- social support
- depressive symptoms
- mental health
- physical activity
- ejection fraction
- randomized controlled trial
- newly diagnosed
- ankylosing spondylitis
- interstitial lung disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- metabolic syndrome
- patient reported outcomes
- smoking cessation