Impaired physical function in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: results from the multicentre COVAD patient-reported e-survey.
Akira YoshidaMinchul KimMasataka KuwanaNaveen RAshima MakolParikshit SenJames B LillekerVishwesh AgarwalSinan KardeşJessica A DayMarcin MilchertMasataka KuwanaTamer A GheitaBabur SalimTsvetelina V VelikovaAbraham Edgar Gracia-RamosIoannis ParodisAlbert Selva O'CallaghanElena NikiphorouTulika ChatterjeeAi Lyn TanAlbert Selva-O'CallaghanLorenzo CavagnaMiguel Ángel Saavedra-SalinasSamuel Katsuyuki ShinjoNelly ZiadéJohannes KnitzaOliver DistlerGabriela Arredondo Hector ChinoyVikas AgarwalRohit AggarwalLatika Guptanull nullPublished in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2022)
Physical function is significantly impaired in IIMs compared with non-IIM AIRDs or HCs, even in patients with inactive disease. Our study highlights a critical need for better strategies to minimize functional disability in patients with IIMs.