… The major conclusion is that low disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis can
be … This drawback contributes to the chronicity of rheumatoid arthritis, because simplifying …

… , and their role in many diseases, the early clinical success of anti… disease and juvenile
rheumatoid arthritis, and successful trials in ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis…

… of individuals diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. An open qualitative … rheumatoid arthritis
who retired early because of the disease … Some participants regarded rheumatoid arthritis as a …

… health status in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 5 other chronic diseases. Subjects with RA,
hypertension, cancer, diabetes, cardiac disease, or pulmonary disease were assessed along …

… Chronic diseases interfere with the life situation of the affected person in … of disease in three
chronic diseases – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), …

The aim of our study was to evaluate the role of proinflammatory cytokines: tumor necrosis
factor α (TNFα), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and interleukin-6 (IL-6), as well as the possible …

… To detail the cost for one year of a chronic disease, 50 patients with Stage 111 rheumatoid
arthritis … economic burden for individuals with chronic rheumatoid arthritis. This striking ratio of …

… rheumatoid arthritis experiences numerous somatic problems, such as the deformation and
deterioration of joints, chronic … of adaptation to chronic disease is the Transactional Model of …

… , or rheumatoid factor are normal at presentation in 35%-45% of patients with rheumatoid
arthritis … and rheumatoid factor for rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Intern Med 2007;146:797–808. 9. …

… Institute of Rheumatology, 1 Aspenlea Road, Hammersmith, London W6 8LH SUMMARY
Anaemia of chronic disease (ACD) is a common feature of active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). …