Socioeconomic determinants of disability and depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

M Margaretten, J Barton, L Julian, P Katz… - Arthritis care & …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To examine the relationship between functional limitation, socioeconomic
inequality, and depression in a diverse cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) …

[PDF][PDF] Burden of depression among working-age adults with rheumatoid arthritis

A Deb, N Dwibedi, T LeMasters, JA Hornsby… - …, 2018 - downloads.hindawi.com
Objective. This study estimated the excess clinical, humanistic, and economic burden
associated with depression among workingage adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) …

Effects of cardiovascular comorbidities on work participation in rheumatic diseases: a prospective cohort study among working individuals

LRA van der Burg, A Boonen… - Arthritis Care & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine the risk of sick leave and work disability in relation to rheumatic
diseases and cardiovascular comorbidities among working individuals. Methods Employees …

Characterizing the meaning of psychological distress in rheumatoid arthritis

J Fifield, S Reisine - Arthritis & Rheumatism: Official Journal of …, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
Symptoms of depression are frequently reported by people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). To
advance our understanding of how best to assess and treat these symptoms, their meaning …

Predictive factors of work disability in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic literature review

EM De Croon, JK Sluiter, TF Nijssen… - Annals of the …, 2004 - ard.bmj.com
Background: Work disability—a common outcome of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)—is a societal
(for example, financial costs) and individual problem (for example, loss of status, income …

Quality of life and work in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis of working age

AMJ Chorus, HS Miedema, A Boonen… - Annals of the …, 2003 - ard.bmj.com
Objective: To investigate the relationship between work and quality of life (QOL) in patients
with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) aged 16–59. Methods: 1056 …

Impact of rheumatoid arthritis on career progression, productivity, and employability: the PRET study

P Bertin, F Fagnani, A Duburcq, AS Woronoff… - Joint Bone Spine, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate the impact of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on career, productivity, and
employability. Methods A retrospective cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2012–2013 …

Spouse depression and disease course among persons with rheumatoid arthritis

M Lam, AJ Lehman, E Puterman… - Arthritis Care & …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To examine the role of spouse mood in the disability and disease course of
persons with rheumatoid arthritis (PWRA). Methods A total of 133 married PWRA completed …

Emotions, coping, and psychological well-being in elderly people with arthritis

BL Downe-Wamboldt… - Western Journal of …, 1995 - journals.sagepub.com
Rheumatoid arthritis, the most destructive and crippling of allforms of arthritis, poses a
number of stressful demands on individuals. In a sample of elderly women (N= 59) and men …

[PDF][PDF] Overview of work disability in rheumatoid arthritis patients as observed in cross‐sectional and longitudinal surveys

SMM Verstappen, JWJ Bijlsma, H Verkleij… - Arthritis Care & …, 2004 - researchgate.net
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disabling condition with, among other things, negative
social and economic consequences for both the individual patient and society. Striking …