… A South African study compared SLE and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, and showed …
, with RA patients having worse physical functioning, disability and pain than SLE patients. …

… measure both health status and healthrelated quality of life.The mHAQ tool is regarded as
the … In this study, the majority of patients had functional impairment, with the bivariate analysis …

… old aged individuals to developing functional disabilities. People living with disabilities share
an … However, reporting bias is common in all health related behaviour such as smoking and …

… rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are associated with pain,
disability … Thirdly, we were unable to use disease specific health-related outcome measures …

Background: Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) data together with clinical findings
allow for monitoring of intervention efficacy and the effect on HRQoL. Children with Juvenile …

… limitations and disability and improve quality of life among … , depression, and functional
limitations early in the trajectory … understanding of specific health-related needs of PLHIV that …

… out in the Department of Rheumatology at a tertiary care centre in … a state-sector academic
hospital in South Africa (SA). … state-sector SScl patients, functional disability is prevalent and is …

… in pain, fatigue, functional disability and SF-36 Mental … quality of life, however this has
not translated into similar improvements in levels of pain, fatigue and functional disability …

… ’s important role in the everyday functioning of the individual with disabilities [17]. In recent
… with disability, especially for those living in rural areas, in the labor market and health-related …

… Health related quality of life is associated with general, physical, emotional, and social function
… EQ-5D demonstrated moderate to high relation with functional disability and impairment …