Latent psychological distress existing behind a set of assessment measures is comparable to or more important than symptoms or disability in the association with quality of life and working status of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Akie HirataTomoya MiyamuraYasuo SuenagaMasao KatayamaEiichi SuematsuShigeto TohmaPublished in: Modern rheumatology (2018)
The approach to latent patient distress using psychological screening tools, concurrently with the treatment to control the activity of arthritis, can be help to improve health-related QOL (HRQOL) including work participation.