scholarly journals Physical activity in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Cross Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-54
Author(s):  
Marco Franco ◽  
Marta Inés Ferreira-Gaona ◽  
Clarisse Díaz-Reissner ◽  
Gabriela Avila-Pedretti ◽  
Julio Mazzoleni
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Current and Maintained Health-Enhancing Physical Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 65 (7) ◽  
pp. 1166-1176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Demmelmaier ◽  
Patrick Bergman ◽  
Birgitta Nordgren ◽  
Irene Jensen ◽  
Christina H. Opava
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Enhancing Physical Activity

scholarly journals THU0569 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IN A SOUTH-EAST ASIAN COHORT

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 526.2-526
Author(s):  
A. Khor ◽  
C. T. Ng ◽  
W. Fong
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Axial Spondyloarthritis ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Sedentary Activity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Asian Cohort

Background:Axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are two common rheumatic diseases that can result in joint damage and deformities, leading to reduced physical function and quality of life. Physical activity (PA) and exercise have been shown to improve general well-being and reduce cardiovascular risk in patients with AxSpA and RA, and are part of the non-pharmacological management in the EULAR guidelines. Despite this, PA levels are reduced in AxSpA and RA patients1,2. In addition, it has also been reported that Asians have lower levels of PA3.Objectives:This study aims to examine the patterns of PA in a multi-ethnic Asian cohort.Methods:This was a cross-sectional study conducted between May 2016 and Jan 2017. Consecutive patients with AxSpA and RA were recruited at an outpatient rheumatology clinic at Singapore General Hospital, the largest tertiary hospital in Singapore. Controls were based on a previous cross-sectional study4. PA was assessed using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaires (GPAQ) developed by the world health organization (WHO)5.Results:74 AxSpA and 69 RA patients were recruited and compared to 886 controls. AxSpA patients were younger (median age [IQR], 37.0 [26.3] years) and predominantly male (75.7%), while RA patients were the oldest (median age [IQR], 59.0 [16.5] years) and predominantly female (81.2%). BMI was similar between all three groups. RA patients had more comorbidities (such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus) compared to AxSpA patients and controls.All three groups had similar proportion of participants meeting WHO recommendations for PA (AxSpA = 77.0%, RA = 79.7%, controls = 83.1%, p=0.35) and median (IQR) time (95% CI) of PA per day [60 (107.1) vs 57.9 (122.9) vs 51.4 (94.3), p=0.93). More AxSpA patients had a high level of sedentary activity compared to RA or controls (AxSpA = 56.8%, RA = 23.2%, controls = 7.2%, p < 0.01). When comparing AxSpA and RA patients with inactive disease or in remission versus active disease, levels of PA did not differ between the 2 groups (p=0.33).Conclusion:Levels of PA did not differ significant between AxSpA and RA patients compared to the general population, and disease activity levels did not affect the level of PA in patients with AxSpA and RA. Of note was that patients with AxSpA and RA demonstrated higher levels of sedentary activity compared to the general population. Improving PA and decreasing sedentary activity could reduce the cardiovascular risk, especially in patients with RA.References:[1]Summers G, Booth A, Brooke-Wavell K, Barami T, Clemes S. <p>Physical activity and sedentary behavior in women with rheumatoid arthritis: a comparison of patients with low and high disease activity and healthy controls</p>.Open Access Rheumatol Res Rev. 2019;Volume 11:133-142. doi:10.2147/oarrr.s203511[2]Sundstrom B, Ekergård H, Sundelin G. Exercise habits among patients with ankylosing spondylitis.Scand J Rheumatol. 2002;31(3):163-167. doi:10.1080/rhe.31.3.163.167[3]Lip GY, Luscombe C, McCarry M, Malik I, Beevers G. Ethnic differences in public health awareness, health perceptions and physical exercise: implications for heart disease prevention.Ethn Health. 1996;1(1):47-53. doi:10.1080/13557858.1996.9961769[4]Win AM, Yen LW, Tan KH, Lim RBT, Chia KS, Mueller-Riemenschneider F. Patterns of physical activity and sedentary behavior in a representative sample of a multi-ethnic South-East Asian population: A cross-sectional study.BMC Public Health. 2015;15(1):1-11. doi:10.1186/s12889-015-1668-7[5]Bull FC, Maslin TS, Armstrong T. Global physical activity questionnaire (GPAQ): Nine country reliability and validity study.J Phys Act Heal. 2009;6(6):790-804. doi:10.1123/jpah.6.6.790Disclosure of Interests:Andrew Khor: None declared, Chin Teck Ng: None declared, Warren Fong Consultant of: Abbvie, Janssen, Novartis, Speakers bureau: Abbvie, Janssen, Novartis

scholarly journals Association between osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis in women: a cross-sectional study

2009 ◽  
Vol 127 (4) ◽  
pp. 216-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Sedó Sarkis ◽  
Mariana Barbieri Salvador ◽  
Marcelo Medeiros Pinheiro ◽  
Raissa Gomes Silva ◽  
Cristiano Augusto Zerbini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Disease Duration ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
Cross Sectional

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES: Osteoporosis has frequently been observed in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The present study was undertaken in order to evaluate factors associated with osteoporosis among women with rheumatoid arthritis. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study, carried out in a public hospital in São Paulo. METHODS: The participants were 83 women with rheumatoid arthritis (53.7 ± 10.0 years old). Bone mineral density (BMD) and body composition were measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. The patients were divided into three groups according to BMD: group 1, normal BMD (n = 24); group 2, osteopenia (n = 38); and group 3, osteoporosis (n = 21). Tests were performed to compare differences in means and correlations, with adjustments for age, duration of disease and cumulative corticosteroid. The relationships between clinical factors, physical activity score, dietary intake, body composition and biochemical parameters were analyzed using linear regression models. RESULTS: Mean calcium, vitamin D and omega-6 intakes were lower than the recommendations. Associations were found between BMD and age, disease duration, parathyroid hormone concentration and fat intake. The linear regression model showed that being older, with more years of disease and lower weight were negatively correlated with BMD [Total femur = 0.552 + 0.06 (weight) + 0.019 (total physical activity) - 0.05 (age) - 0.003 (disease duration); R² = 48.1; P < 0.001]. CONCLUSION: The present study indicates that nutritional factors and body composition are associated with bone mass in women with rheumatoid arthritis.

scholarly journals Physical activity and barriers and facilitators in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or spondyloarthritis: a cross-sectional study of 150 patients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas DAVERGNE ◽  
Rawdha Tekaya ◽  
Jérémie Sellam ◽  
Anne Tounadre ◽  
Stephane Mitrovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Inflammatory Arthritis ◽  
Readiness To Change ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Barriers And Facilitators ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Steps Per Day

Abstract BackgroundBarriers and facilitators to physical activity in inflammatory arthritis can be assessed through the Inflammatory arthritis Facilitators and barriers questionnaire (IFAB) questionnaire. The objective was to measure the correlation between IFAB and self-reported physical activity levels.MethodsThis was an international, multicentric, cross-sectional study in 2019-20 (NCT04426747). Consecutive spondyloarthritis (axSpA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients completed the 10-item IFAB, ranging − 70 to 70 with lower scores indicating more barriers. Physical activity was measured by the IPAQ-S questionnaire, steps per day collected by smartphone, and psychological readiness to change by stages of behavior change. Spearman correlations and multivariable linear regression were calculated.ResultsOf 245 patients included, 150 were analysed: 69 (46%) axSpA, 63 (42%) RA, 18 (12%) PsA. Mean age was 48.6 years (standard deviation, SD 17.1), mean disease duration 11.7 (10.1) years and 60% were women. Barriers to physical activity were moderate: mean IFAB, 6 (SD 19.2); 39 (26%) patients scored less than − 5, corresponding to significant barriers. The mean physical activity was 2837 (SD 2668, median 1784) MET-minutes per week. Physical activity was correlated with the IFAB (rho 0.28, p < 0.001), as well as the stage of behavior change (rho 0.35, p < 0.001) though not with steps per day. Multivariable analyses were confirmatory.ConclusionPerceived barriers and facilitators to physical activity were correlated with physical activity, indicating that targeting patients with high barriers and low facilitators to physical activity could be an effective option to improve physical activity levels.Trial registration on ClinicalTrialNCT04426747. Registered 11 June 2011 - Retrospectively registered, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04426747

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