Objective: To determine whether adverse psychosocial and individual psychological factors
increase the risk of pain across regional sites. Methods: A prospective study was conducted …

Objective Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who experience depression have worse
health outcomes. This study identifies predictors of depression in an ethnically and racially …

The psychosocial dimensions of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have received considerable
attention since the mid-1970s. It is now generally accepted that the psychological state …

Objective. To identify risk factors for the development of depression in persons with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods. Subjects were divided into depressed versus …

Objectives: The association between RA and depression has been well documented but so
far there is not much research at a national level and none using a quick classification …

Purpose To measure on-the-job impact of chronic health problems and/or treatment and
health-related productivity loss (1).

Using data from 3 studies of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, we examined the extent to
which responses to items in the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES …

Objective To examine employed individuals' perceptions of arthritis‐work spillover (AWS),
the reciprocal influence of arthritis on work and work on arthritis, and the demographic …

Objective. To evaluate the relationship between the Disease Activity Score 28-joint count
(DAS28), Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), and Rheumatoid Arthritis-Work …

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the cost attributable to lost productivity
from arthritis and the association between the degree of loss and demographic, disease …