Cutaneous manifestations are frequent and diverse among patients with rheumatoid arthritis and impact their quality of life: a cross-sectional study in a cohort of patients with recent-onset disease

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Sánchez-Cárdenas ◽  
Irazú Contreras-Yáñez ◽  
Guillermo Guaracha-Basáñez ◽  
Lexli D Pacheco-Santiago ◽  
Silvia Méndez-Flores ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cutaneous Manifestations ◽  
Recent Onset

FRI0388 ARE WE OVERLOOKING OSTEOARTHRITIS? – A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PAIN, FUNCTION AND QUALIFY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 791.1-792
Author(s):  
D. Almeida ◽  
E. Costa ◽  
F. Guimarães ◽  
S. Azevedo ◽  
J. Rodrigues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hand Osteoarthritis ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Background:Osteoarthritis (OA) is frequently regarded by patients and health care providers as a normal consequence of ageing (1). On the other hand, it is well established that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a pathological condition requiring prompt and efficacious treatment and in which remarkable progresses have been achieved in the last decades. Pain and physical limitations are hallmarks of both conditions. Some previous studies suggest that OA and RA may have a similar burden (2,3).Objectives:To compare levels of pain, physical disability and health-related quality of life in patients with primary hand osteoarthritis (hOA) and with RA: active disease (aRA) or in remission (rRA).Methods:Observational cross-sectional study including patients of two clinical centres with hOA and RA, either in remission or with active disease (at least two swollen and/or tender hand joints). Matching for sex and age was performed. Patients were asked to complete a survey consisting of visual analogic scale (VAS) for pain, Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and Short Form 36 (SF36). Mean values for each domain were compared between the three groups using one-way ANOVA test with significance accepted for p<.05.Results:Thirty patients with hOA and 93 with RA (33 with aRA and 60 with rRA) were included. All patients were caucasian females with no significant differences in age between groups. Patients with hOA reported higher levels of pain in comparison with aRA patients (mean VAS 57.3vs49.3mm, respectively, p=.265) and with rRA patients (57.3vs28.6mm, respectively, p<.001) [F(2.120)=25.907, p<.001]. Regarding physical function, patients with hOA reported levels of disability similar to rRA patients, but significantly lower disability than patients with aRA [F(2.120)=6.962, p=.001]. Patients with hOA evaluated their quality of life significantly better than patients with aRA and in similar levels to patients with rRA, as measured by mental health and general health status domains of SF36.Conclusion:Our results show that hOA may have similar or even higher burden of pain than RA; this is in line with previous studies, although most of them did not consider the level of inflammatory activity of RA. On the other hand, patients with hOA seem to preserve function and have better health-related quality of life despite the higher levels of pain. These results highlight OA as a cause of severe pain, which should lead us to try an optimal symptom control for these patients. These findings should also encourage rheumatologists to endeavor efforts to perform more studies in the field of OA, to better understand its pathogenesis and to eventually find disease modifying drugs.References:[1]Gignac MAM, Davis AM, Hawker G, Wright JG, Mahomed N, Fortin PR, et al. “What do you expect? You’re just getting older”: A comparison of perceived osteoarthritis-related and aging-related health experiences in middle- and older-age adults. Arthritis Rheum. 2006 Dec 15;55(6):905–12.[2]El-Haddad C, Castrejon I, Gibson KA, Yazici Y, Bergman MJ, Pincus T. MDHAQ/RAPID3 scores in patients with osteoarthritis are similar to or higher than in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study from current routine rheumatology care at four sites. RMD Open. 2017 Jul;3(1):e000391.[3]Slatkowsky-Christensen B, Mowinckel P, Kvien T. Health status and perception of pain: a comparative study between female patients with hand osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Scand J Rheumatol. 2009 Jan;38(5):342–8.Disclosure of Interests:None declared

Quality of life in Ecuadorian patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 296-300
Author(s):  
Yessenia Cruz-Castillo ◽  
Nadia Montero ◽  
Rosa Salazar-Ponce ◽  
Rómulo Villacís-Tamayo
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

AB0299 Quality of life in tunisian patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-sectional study about 200 patients

2013 ◽  
Vol 71 (Suppl 3) ◽  
pp. 654.15-654
Author(s):  
K. Asma ◽  
Z. Hèla ◽  
B.F. Hosni ◽  
A. Najla ◽  
A. Habib ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tunisian Patients

scholarly journals Predictors of Quality of Life in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis in Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study

Cureus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rejja Irfan ◽  
Sohaib Tousif ◽  
Romaisa R Khan ◽  
Asma Bham ◽  
Khizer Shamim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Predictors of quality of life of Pakistani women with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 4742
Author(s):  
Sucheta Sharma ◽  
Srilatha Eapi ◽  
Abdul Muqtadir ◽  
Ammar Bokhari ◽  
Mehak Zulfiqar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Disease Activity ◽  
Severe Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Chronic Inflammatory Disease ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Emotional Wellbeing ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized as a chronic inflammatory disease indicated by stiffness, pain, inflammation, and impaired mobility. This results in joint impairment, poor workability, productivity, and afterward, it curtails the quality and expectancy of life of an individual. The aim of this research is to assess the quality of life of Pakistan women with RA and assess various factors affecting it.Methods: It was a cross-sectional study conducted in the Orthopedics department of the Indus Hospital and Health Network, Karachi Pakistan, where we assessed quality of life in sample of women with RA. A consecutive sampling technique was used to enrol women with rheumatoid arthritis who were seen in the Orthopedics outpatient clinic during the study period (February to May 2021).Results: Of the 134 women with RA, 72.39% of women were unemployed, 54.48% of women had family monthly income of 16000 PKR or more and 44.03% of women reported at least one comorbidity other than RA. According to linear regression analyses, women having RA with severe disease activity tended to have tended to have low physical functioning, vitality, emotional wellbeing, social functioning, pain and general health as compared to patients with remission, low disease and moderate disease activity. Absence of family support in disease management can impact vitality and emotional wellbeing with decrease in scores of -85.20 and -120.66 respectively.Conclusions: Guidelines need to developed and implemented for assessing psychological domains of these patients for assessment of quality of life. This will help in maintaining and improving QoL of women with RA. 

scholarly journals Foot health and quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. e036903 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andres Reinoso-Cobo ◽  
Gabriel Gijon-Nogueron ◽  
Rafael Caliz-Caliz ◽  
Miguel Angel Ferrer-Gonzalez ◽  
Maria Teresa Vallejo-Velazquez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Foot Pain ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Foot Health ◽  
Pain Disability

ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to identify foot health factors related to the quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).SettingIn this cross-sectional study, a total of 293 subjects were analysed, 229 of whom were in the RA group and 64 in the control group. In the RA group, 173 patients were female, and 50 in the control group.ParticipantsPatients with foot pain and RA (according to the American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism 2010 rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria) and with foot pain but no RA were recruited (Granada, Spain).InterventionTwo researchers independently interviewed the patients to obtain data for the study.Primary and secondary outcome measuresClinical data were obtained using the Short Form 12-Item questionnaire (quality of life) (primary outcome), Visual Analogue Scale for pain (VAS pain), the Manchester Foot Pain Disability Index (MFPDI) and the Foot Function Index (FFI). Anthropometric measurements were obtained using a foot measurement platform, the Foot Posture Index and the Manchester Scale of Hallux Valgus (secondary outcomes).ResultsOf the 293 subjects, 76.1% were female. Significant differences were observed between the RA and the control group (p<0.001) with regard to VAS pain (general, foot and hand), MFPDI and FFI. In terms of anthropometric measurements, significant differences were only recorded for midfoot and forefoot width (p=0.03). For the physical health component, multivariable linear regression with the parameters age, gender, VAS pain (general) and the presence of RA presented an R2 value of 48.8%, while for the mental health component the corresponding value was 5.6%.ConclusionMorphological and structural characteristics of the foot are not necessarily associated with pain, disability and loss of function. The presence of RA, a higher score on VAS pain (general), female gender and older age are all associated with the physical component of the quality of life of patients with RA.

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