Persistent and disabling pain is the hallmark of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis,
fibromyalgia, and various other rheumatologic conditions. However, disease severity (as …

Purpose. Sometimes referred to as the HAQ DI, original, or “legacy” HAQ, the HAQ was
developed to assess functional status in adults with arthritis, but is now commonly used …

Objective Pain is among the most frequently reported, bothersome, and disabling symptoms
described by patients with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and other …

Mortality rates in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are 1.5-1.6 fold higher than in the
general population, with similar patterns over 60 years. The acute attributed causes of death …

OBJECTIVE: Whether comorbid depression increases mortality in patients with rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) is unknown. Our objective was to determine whether the presence of …

Objective To determine the association between novel lifestyle factors on risk of rheumatoid
arthritis (RA)-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD), define the threshold at which smoking …

Objective: To analyse associations between the clinical status of patients with rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) and the gross domestic product (GDP) of their resident country. Methods: The …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with reduced life expectancy. Whether the
development of RA initiates this process of premature ageing or is part of it is not clear. The …

Objective A comprehensive quantitative analysis of measures of disease activity and joint
damage has not been available to compare patients in different eras in the same clinical …

INTRODUCTION: Data reporting mortality in rheumatic diseases vary widely. The objective
of this systematic review and meta-analysis of published data is to provide an accurate …