Rheumatoid arthritis and comorbidity

Emil Berkanovic; Margo Hurwicz

Rheumatoid arthritis and comorbidity

University of Missouri-St. Louis

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Abstract

Data collected from 288 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) indicated that 54% of respondents also reported other chronic conditions, and that 20% rated at least one of these other conditions as severe. Both the frequency and severity of these comorbidities affected scores on measures of depressive symptoms, social connectedness and on the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales. These findings suggest that the absence of controls for comorbidity may bias measures of functional status among patients with RA.

Original language	American English
Journal	The Journal of Rheumatology
Volume	17
State	Published - Jun 30 1990

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Medicine and Health Sciences
Psychiatry and Psychology

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