In addition to recurrent pain, fatigue, and increased rates of physical disability, individuals
with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased prevalence of some mental health …

Two sets of contributory factors to depression among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
are generally examined–the social context of the individual and the biologic disease state of …

Background: Despite growing interest in mobile mental health and utilization of smartphone
technology to monitor psychiatric symptoms, there remains a lack of knowledge both …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and depression may be associated with each other
pathophysiologically, but few studies have been conducted on the interplay between these …

Various external stressors and environmental challenges lead to the provocation of the
immune system in autoimmune diseases like Rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The inappropriate …

Importance Little is known about the association of poverty with functional status (FS) in
patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who use rheumatology care. Objectives To examine …

Socioeconomic status (SES) is a hierarchical social classification associated with different
outcomes in health and disease. The most important factors influencing SES are income …

Background: Recovery of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) depends on several
physical and psychological factors, besides pharmacological treatment. Co-morbid …

Objective. To determine whether depression has a temporal association with RA disease
activity, treatment persistence and response to therapy. Methods. We performed a …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most frequently occurring musculoskeletal diseases, posing
a significant public health problem due to its impact on pain and disability. Traditional risk …