The long-term course of the Health Assessment Questionnaire in patients with systemic sclerosis.
Sophie I E LiemSytske Anne BergstraJacopo CiaffiCoen van der MeulenDavid A UeckertMarisca R SchriemerTom Wj HuizingaTheodora Pm Vliet VlielandJeska K de Vries-BouwstraPublished in: Journal of scleroderma and related disorders (2023)
Over time, the average course of the Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index was stable in systemic sclerosis patients. However, individual courses vary, with worsening occurring in one-third. Worsening occurred less often in individuals using immunosuppressants or with gastrointestinal involvement at baseline.
Keyphrases
- systemic sclerosis
- interstitial lung disease
- public health
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- mental health
- ejection fraction
- patient reported
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- cross sectional
- multiple sclerosis
- health information
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- rheumatoid arthritis
- patient reported outcomes
- health promotion