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Victoria MSA, Lucio VR, Cristina HD. Patient self-reported instruments for assessing symptoms in rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatol Int 2023; 43:1781-1790. [PMID: 37322354 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-023-05355-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic joint autoimmune disease with a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms due to the burden of the disease. There are several patient-self-depression scales used for the assessment and a wide range of variations in the prevalence of depression could be related to this. No evidence was found that reports the most accurate, sensitive, and specific depression instrument through an extensive review in the literature. To determine the most precise depression instrument to evaluate RA patients. A systematic review search was directed, considering type of study, prevalence of depressive symptoms, usage of validated depression scales, and reported scale performance measurements. The data extraction followed the PRISMA guidelines, and the risk of bias was assessed using RoB 2, ROBINS-I, and QUADAS-2. From a total of 1958, only 28 articles included in the analysis. The total number of patients analyzed was 6405, with a mean age of 56.53 years, 4474 women (75.22%), and a mean prevalence of depressive symptoms of 27.4%. The most frequent and the best scale used was the CES-D (n = 12), considering all characteristics. The CES-D reported the best psychometric properties, and it was the most frequently used tool.
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- Meza-Sánchez Ana Victoria
- Radiology Department, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- División de Reumatología, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Servicio de Reumatología. Hospital Juárez de México, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 5160, Col. Magdalena de las Salinas, Del. Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Lindqvist J, Alfredsson L, Klareskog L, Lampa J, Westerlind H. Unmet Needs in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Subgroup of Patients With High Levels of Pain, Fatigue, and Psychosocial Distress 3 Years After Diagnosis. ACR Open Rheumatol 2022; 4:492-502. [PMID: 35262276 PMCID: PMC9190219 DOI: 10.1002/acr2.11422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Objective The study objective was to identify subgroups of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) based on their health status 3 years after diagnosis and to assess potential associations to clinical presentation at diagnosis. Methods This observational study included patients with RA with 3‐year follow‐up data from the Swedish Epidemiological Investigation of RA study, collected from 2011 to 2018. Hierarchical agglomerative cluster analysis, based on symptoms of pain, fatigue, sleep quality, mood disturbances, and overall health‐related quality of life (HRQoL), was used to identify subgroups 3 years after diagnosis. Modified Poisson regression was used to estimate risk ratios (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the associations between the subgroups and patient characteristics at diagnosis. Results A total of 1055 individuals constituted the study population, of whom 1011 had complete data on the clustering variables and were therefore eligible for analysis (73% women, median age 58 years). The following three clusters were identified: cluster 1 (466 patients with good health status), cluster 2 (398 patients in an intermediate group), and cluster 3 (147 patients with high levels of pain and fatigue together with markedly impaired HRQoL). Cluster 3 was associated to higher baseline pain (RR: 3.71 [95% CI: 2.14‐6.41]), global health (RR: 6.60 [95% CI: 3.53‐12.33]), and the Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire (RR: 4.40 [95% CI: 2.46‐7.87]), compared with cluster 1 (highest compared with lowest quartiles). An inverse association was seen for baseline swollen joint count (RR: 0.51 [95% CI: 0.34‐0.85]). Conclusion A subgroup of patients with RA experience high levels of pain, fatigue, and psychosocial distress 3 years after diagnosis. This subgroup already displayed pronounced pain and functional disabilities at diagnosis.
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- Joakim Lindqvist
- Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Bhatia A, KC M, Gupta L. Increased risk of mental health disorders in patients with RA during the COVID-19 pandemic: a possible surge and solutions. Rheumatol Int 2021; 41:843-850. [PMID: 33710419 PMCID: PMC7953370 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-021-04829-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Depression is a common co-morbidity among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, which may translate into difficulty performing activities of daily living. COVID-19 is an unprecedented disaster that has disrupted lives worldwide and led to a rise in the incidence of mental health disorders. Given the widespread economic devastation due to COVID-19, many RA patients, already susceptible to mental illness, maybe at an increased risk of inaccessibility to medical care, accentuated stress, and consequent worsening of existent mental health disorders, or the onset of new mental health disorders such as anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, or depression. The objective of this review is to assess if there is an increased risk of mental health disorders in patients with RA during the COVID-19 pandemic. Telemedicine has bridged the transition to remote chronic care in the pandemic period, though certain accessibility and technological challenges are to be addressed. Decreased access to care amid lockdowns and a proposed triggering of disease activity in patients with autoimmune disorders may potentially herald a massive spike in incidence or flares of patients diagnosed with RA in the coming months. Such a deluge of cases may be potentially devastating to an overburdened healthcare system. Rheumatologists may need to prepare for this eventuality and explore techniques to provide adequate care during these challenging times. The authors found that there is a significant association between the adverse impact on the mental health of RA patients and the COVID-19 pandemic. However, more research is needed to highlight individual risk factors.
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- Ansh Bhatia
- Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Lalitpur, Nepal
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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Identification and Validation of Clinically Relevant Clusters of Severe Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Psychosom Med 2018; 79:1051-1058. [PMID: 28570437 DOI: 10.1097/psy.0000000000000498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The considerable heterogeneity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-related fatigue is the greatest challenge to determining pathogenesis. The identification of homogenous subtypes of severe fatigue would inform the design and analysis of experiments seeking to characterize the likely numerous causal pathways that underpin the symptom. This study aimed to identify and validate such fatigue subtypes in patients with RA. METHODS Data were obtained from patients recruited to the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics register for RA, as either receiving traditional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARD cohort, n = 522) or commencing anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy (anti-TNF cohort, n = 3909). In those reporting severe fatigue (Short-Form 36 vitality ≤ 12.5), this cross-sectional analysis applied hierarchical clustering with weighted-average linkage identified clusters of pain, fatigue, mental health (all Short-Form 36), disability (Health Assessment Questionnaire), and inflammation (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) in the DMARD cohort. K-means clustering sought to validate the solution in the anti-TNF cohort. Clusters were characterized using a priori generated symptom definitions and between-cluster comparisons. RESULTS Four severe fatigue clusters, labeled as basic (46%), affective (40%), inflammatory (4.5%), and global (8.9%) were identified in the DMARD cohort. All clusters had severe levels of pain and disability and were distinguished by the presence/absence of poor mental health and high inflammation. The same symptom clusters were present in the anti-TNF cohort, although the proportion of participants in each cluster differed (basic = 28.7%; affective = 30.2%; global = 24.1%; inflammatory = 16.9%). CONCLUSIONS Among RA patients with severe fatigue, recruited to two diverse RA cohorts, clinically relevant clusters were identified and validated. These may provide the basis for future mechanistic studies and ultimately support a stratified approach to fatigue management.
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Mochizuki T, Yano K, Ikari K, Kawakami K, Hiroshima R, Momohara S. Relationship between achievement of physical activity goal and characteristics of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Mod Rheumatol 2017; 28:606-610. [DOI: 10.1080/14397595.2017.1371104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Takeshi Mochizuki
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kamagaya General Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kamagaya General Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kamagaya General Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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White DK, Neogi T, Zhang Y, Niu J, Katz PP. Association of Slow Gait Speed With Trajectories of Worsening Depressive Symptoms in Knee Osteoarthritis: An Observational Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2017; 69:209-215. [PMID: 27158972 DOI: 10.1002/acr.22928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Revised: 03/15/2016] [Accepted: 04/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the association of slow gait speed, defined as walking slower than is necessary for the community, with trajectories of depressive symptoms over 7 years among people with or at high risk of knee OA. METHODS Using data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative, we described trajectories of depressive symptoms measured annually with the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. We categorized speed during a 20-meter walk of <1.2 meters/second as slow gait speed. We used a group-based method to agnostically identify homogeneous clusters of depressive symptom trajectories. We then examined the association of slow gait speed with depressive symptom trajectories, using multinomial logistic regression adjusted for potential confounders. RESULTS From the 3,939 participants included (mean ± SD age 61.4 ± 9.2 years, body mass index 28.4 ± 4.7, 58% women, and 63% with a college degree), we identified 5 trajectories. The first 3 were stable over time and included 74% of the sample. The remainder had worsening depressive symptoms over time. Slow gait speed was associated with 2.1 times the odds of having the worst depressive symptoms trajectory compared to those without slow gait speed. CONCLUSION Slow gait speed may represent an important risk factor for worsening depressive symptoms over time in people with or at high risk of knee OA, and may signal the need for rehabilitation.
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- Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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Gåfvels C, Hägerström M, Rane K, Wajngot A, Wändell PE. Depression and anxiety after 2 years of follow-up in patients diagnosed with diabetes or rheumatoid arthritis. Health Psychol Open 2016; 3:2055102916678107. [PMID: 28070410 PMCID: PMC5193320 DOI: 10.1177/2055102916678107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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We studied emotional health in patients with diabetes mellitus (n = 89) or rheumatoid arthritis (n = 100) aged 18–65 years, at the time of diagnosis and after 24 months. Predictors for depression or anxiety according to the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale after 2 years were assessed by logistic regression, with psychosocial factors and coping as dependent factors. There were many similarities between patients with diabetes mellitus or rheumatoid arthritis. Having children at home, low score on the Sense of Coherence scale, and high score on the coping strategy “protest” were important risk factors for depression and anxiety after 2 years.
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- Catharina Gåfvels
- Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden; Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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Coty MB, Salt EG, Myers JA, Abusalem SK. Factors affecting well-being in adults recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. J Health Psychol 2016; 22:493-504. [PMID: 26424809 DOI: 10.1177/1359105315604887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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This article examines role stress, key psychosocial variables, and well-being in adults recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Patients recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis must often learn to balance disease and role-related responsibilities. This was cross-sectional, descriptive study ( N = 80). Data were analyzed using correlation coefficients and linear regression models. Participants were predominantly female (78%), married, and employed. Mean age and disease duration were 54.2 years and 24.2 months, respectively. The findings suggest that well-being is influenced by feelings of being self-efficacious and having balance in their roles and less to do with social support received from others.
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Wan SW, He HG, Mak A, Lahiri M, Luo N, Cheung PP, Wang W. Health-related quality of life and its predictors among patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Appl Nurs Res 2015; 30:176-83. [PMID: 27091275 DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2015.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2014] [Revised: 07/19/2015] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Limited studies have examined the predictors of HRQoL among patients with rheumatoid arthritis. This study helped to ascertain the predictors of HRQoL from the pool of influencing factors identified by previous studies. AIM This study investigated the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis and its predictors. METHODS Using a descriptive correlational design, this study explored the relationship between HRQoL and pain, functional disability, anxiety, depression, medication adherence and social support. Eligible outpatients (n=108) were recruited via their attending doctors who were co-investigators of this study. Informed consent forms were distributed and questionnaires administered in a teaching hub by the main researcher. RESULTS Significant correlations were found between HRQoL and all of the study variables. Pain, functional disability and depression were main predictors of HRQoL. CONCLUSIONS Future evidence-based interventions focusing on pain relief, delaying disability or improving functional ability and reducing depressive symptoms are required to enhance the HRQoL of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
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- Su Wei Wan
- Division of Nursing, National University Hospital, Singapore.
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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- Division of Rheumatology, National University Hospital, Singapore.
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- Division of Rheumatology, National University Hospital, Singapore.
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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- Division of Rheumatology, National University Hospital, Singapore.
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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Imran MY, Saira Khan EA, Ahmad NM, Farman Raja S, Saeed MA, Ijaz Haider I. Depression in Rheumatoid Arthritis and its relation to disease activity. Pak J Med Sci 2015; 31:393-7. [PMID: 26101498 PMCID: PMC4476349 DOI: 10.12669/pjms.312.6589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Revised: 10/09/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Objectives: To determine the level of depression in Rheumatoid Arthritis and its relationship with severity of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Methods: This cross sectional analytical study was conducted from March 2014 to May 2014. Total 102 cases of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) diagnosed as per ACR (American College of Rheumatology) 1987 criteria were enrolled from Rheumatology Department, Fatima Memorial Hospital. Severity of Rheumatoid Arthritis was assessed by Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and disease activity score (DAS - 28) while severity of depression was measured by Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) scale II questionnaire. The relationship between depression and disease activity (severity) of Rheumatoid Arthritis was assessed by calculating correlation coefficient between depression, disease activity score (DAS 28) of Rheumatoid Arthritis and health assessment questionnaire (HAQ). Results: Out of 102 patients, 77(75.5%) were females and 25(24.5%) males. The mean age of patients was 43.5± 11.9 years and the mean duration of disease was 7.8 ± 5.5 years.71.5% of Rheumatoid Arthritis patients were found to have some degree of depression and this was directly related to the severity of disease. Moderate and severe depression were present in 23 (22.5%) and 19(18.6%) patients respectively. Conclusion: In this study, almost three-fourths of Rheumatoid Arthritis patients were found to have depression. There was a strong association between Rheumatoid Arthritis disease activity and the level of depression. So it is imperative for clinicians treating Rheumatoid Arthritis patients to screen them for co morbid depression and manage it accordingly.
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- Muhammad Yaser Imran
- Dr. Muhammad Yaser Imran, FCPS. Department of Rheumatology, Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Dr. Saira Elaine Anwer Khan, MRCP. Department of Rheumatology, Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Prof. Dr. Nighat Mir Ahmad, MD, FACP, FACR. Department of Rheumatology, Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Dr. Sumaira Farman Raja, MBBS, FRCP, FACP, FACR. Department of Rheumatology, Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Dr. Muhammad Ahmed Saeed, FCPS medicine, FCPS Rheumatology. Department of Rheumatology, Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Prof. Dr. Imran Ijaz Haider, MRC Psychiatry. Department of Psychiatry. Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
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Lee YC, Frits ML, Iannaccone CK, Weinblatt ME, Shadick NA, Williams DA, Cui J. Subgrouping of patients with rheumatoid arthritis based on pain, fatigue, inflammation, and psychosocial factors. Arthritis Rheumatol 2014; 66:2006-14. [PMID: 24782222 DOI: 10.1002/art.38682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), pain may be attributed to peripheral inflammation or other causes, such as central pain mechanisms. The aim of this study was to use self-report measures and physical examination findings to identify clusters of RA patients who may have different causes of pain as well as different prognoses and treatment options. METHODS Data from 169 RA patients with pain scores of >0 (on a 10-point numeric rating scale) in the Brigham and Women's Hospital Rheumatoid Arthritis Sequential Study were analyzed. The patients completed questionnaires on pain, fatigue, and psychosocial factors. A hierarchical agglomerative clustering procedure with Ward's method was used to obtain subgroups. Multivariate analysis of variance was used to determine the contribution of each variable in a cluster. General linear regression models were used to examine differences in clinical characteristics across subgroups. Discriminant analyses were performed to determine coefficients for linear combinations of variables that assigned cluster membership to individual cases. RESULTS Three clusters best fit these data. Cluster 1 consisted of 89 individuals with low levels of inflammation, pain, fatigue, and psychosocial distress. Cluster 2 consisted of 57 individuals with minimal inflammation but high levels of pain, fatigue, and psychosocial distress. Cluster 3 consisted of 23 individuals with active inflammatory disease, manifested by high swollen joint counts, high C-reactive protein levels, and high levels of pain and fatigue. CONCLUSION Although most patients had low levels of inflammation, pain, and fatigue, 47.3% continued to report having moderate to high levels of pain and fatigue. Most of these patients had minimal signs of inflammation but high levels of fatigue, pain catastrophizing, and sleep disturbance, indicative of a chronic widespread pain syndrome.
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- Yvonne C Lee
- Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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Gåfvels C, Hägerström M, Nordmark B, Wändell P. What predicts negative effects of rheumatoid arthritis? A follow-up two years after diagnosis. SPRINGERPLUS 2014; 3:118. [PMID: 24634809 PMCID: PMC3948188 DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2014] [Accepted: 02/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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We aimed at analyzing important predictive factors for experienced negative emotional and social effects of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) two years after diagnosis in patients aged 18–65 years. The first group included 41 participants, who had psychosocial problems (PSP) already at diagnosis, and who received an intervention by a medical social worker to improve coping capacity and social situation. The second group included 54 patients (NPSP) without such problems at diagnosis. All completed a questionnaire mapping their social situation, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC) and the General Coping Questionnaire (GCQ) at diagnosis and after 24 months. The most pronounced predictive factor for a strong impact of the disease was high scores on HADS depression scale. After 24 months, PSP participants had a more strained life situation, with higher scores on anxiety and depression and lower on SOC, in comparison with NPSP. NPSP participants improved their coping strategies regarding self-trust, cognitive revaluation, protest and intrusion, but deteriorated regarding problem focusing and social trust. PSP patients kept their initial coping strategies, except for intrusion decreasing over time, and seemed to have a more rigid coping pattern. However, the experienced negative impact of the disease increased over time in both groups despite improvement in sickness related data. Mostly influenced areas were economy, leisure time activities and social life. We conclude that psychosocial consequences of RA are more connected to emotional and social vulnerability than are RA-related clinical factors.
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- Catharina Gåfvels
- Department of Social Work, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, 171 76 Stockholm Sweden ; Centre for Family Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Alfred Nobels allé 12, Huddinge, 141 83 Sweden
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- Department of Social Work, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, 171 76 Stockholm Sweden ; Department of Rheumatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, 171 76 Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Rheumatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, 171 76 Stockholm Sweden
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- Centre for Family Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Alfred Nobels allé 12, Huddinge, 141 83 Sweden
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New Concepts in Pain Research and Pain Management of the Rheumatic Diseases. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2011; 41:319-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2011.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2011] [Revised: 03/24/2011] [Accepted: 04/03/2011] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Psychosocial problems among newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis patients. Clin Rheumatol 2011; 31:521-9. [PMID: 22089162 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-011-1894-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2011] [Revised: 10/25/2011] [Accepted: 11/03/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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We identified patients with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the ages 18-65 years who needed psychosocial interventions. A total of 123 patients (90 women) were asked to participate, but 19 declined and 4 dropped out early in the study, leaving a total of 100 patients (75 women) in the sample. Questionnaires used were the Epidemiological Investigation on Rheumatoid Arthritis study questionnaire, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Sense of Coherence (SOC) scale, and the General Coping Questionnaire. Interviews showed that 46% of the included 100 patients had psychosocial problems (PSP). One third of them had problems directly related to RA. The rest had problems with their life situation in general, without or reinforced by RA. Compared to patients without psychosocial problems, PSP patients lived in more strained social situations, especially regarding personal finances and social support. More of the PSP patients were anxious, showed lower SOC scores, and also used more emotion-based coping strategies (resignation, protest, isolation and intrusion) and less problem-oriented (minimization). They also had higher scores on depression and more frequently expected that RA would negatively affect their future. PSP patients also experienced a more negative impact of the disease, a finding not confirmed by the sickness activity score judged by the rheumatologist. Thus, early in the course of RA, screening instruments should be used to identify PSP patients. Psychosocial treatment and support by medical social workers skilled in RA care should be offered.
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Yacoub YI, Amine B, Laatiris A, Hajjaj-Hassouni N. Spinsterhood and its impact on disease features in women with rheumatoid arthritis. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2011; 9:58. [PMID: 21806812 PMCID: PMC3161835 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-9-58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2011] [Accepted: 08/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Objective To evaluate the impact of spinsterhood on disease characteristics and quality of life (QoL) in Moroccan women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods 185 women with RA were recruited in this study. Marital status was specified as follow: 1. Spinsterhood (never-married woman aged 38 or over), 2. Distressed marriage; 3. Nondistressed marriage and 4. Divorced or widowed. Marital distress was assessed by a self-report concerning coping efficacy and burden caring of husbands. Assessment criteria included the evaluation of: age at onset (years), diagnosis delay (months), disease duration (years), disease activity (evaluated by physical examination, biological inflammatory tests; and disease activity score (DAS 28)), pain intensity (measured with a visual analogue scale (VAS)); and radiographic damage (evaluated by the Sharp's method as modified by van der Heijde). Treatments (doses and duration) were specified. The Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) was used to evaluate functional disability. QoL was measured using the Arabic version of the generic instrument SF-36. Results In our data, spinsterhood was detected in 42 (22.7%) patients vs. 88 (47.5%) with distressed marriage, 28 (15.1%) with nondistressed marriage and 27 (14.6%) divorced or widowed. Comparing the 4 groups, we found that QoL in never-married women was damaged in a significant way comparing to the other groups. Mental as well as physical aspects were affected. Also, we found that spinsterhood was associated to an early age at onset (p = 0.009), pain intensity (p < 0.001); clinical (p < 0.001) and biological disease activity (C-reactive protein; p = 0.02) and functional disability (p < 0.001). Logistic regression analysis revealed a significant relationship between spinsterhood and early age at onset and severe functional disability (for all p ≤ 0.01). Conclusion This study suggests that spinsterhood in our RA patients was associated with an altered QoL even compared with distressed married women. Also, we state that spinsterhood was associated with an early age at onset, severe joint pain; higher disease activity and with altered functional ability. It seems important to consider not only disease-related parameters but also social status as a determinant factor of poor course in RA.
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- Yousra Ibn Yacoub
- Department of Rheumatology, El Ayachi Hospital, University Hospital of Rabat-Sale, Morocco.
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