Rheumatoid arthritis in the elderly: characteristics and treatment considerations

L Serhal, MN Lwin, C Holroyd, CJ Edwards - Autoimmunity reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
The elderly rheumatoid arthritis (RA) population consists of both elderly-onset RA that
manifests after the age of 60 and individuals diagnosed with RA early in life who age …

The influence of ageing on the development and management of rheumatoid arthritis

AMH Boots, AB Maier, P Stinissen, P Masson… - Nature Reviews …, 2013 - nature.com
The population of elderly individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is expanding, due mainly
to increasing life expectancy. A variety of theories have been proposed to explain the ageing …

Association between malnutrition and quality of life in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis

W Tański, J Wójciga, B Jankowska-Polańska - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a progressive articular disease. In addition to damaging the
joints, it may cause multiple organ complications, and considerably impair the patient's …

The impact of falls and fear of falling on health-related quality of life in Taiwanese elderly

NT Chang, LY Chi, NP Yang, P Chou - Journal of community health …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to investigate the relationship among falls, fear of falling (FOF), and health-
related quality of life (HRQOL) in elderly people living in the community. The study was a …

Difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis in older adults: implications of ageing for managing patients

M Novella-Navarro, A Balsa - Drugs & Aging, 2022 - Springer
Difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis is a heterogeneous term in which patients may present
with difficulties in their management for different reasons. This can ultimately lead to patients …

Targeting low disease activity in elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis: current and future roles of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs

T Sugihara, M Harigai - Drugs & Aging, 2016 - Springer
Elderly rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is classified into two clinical subsets, elderly-onset RA
(EORA) and younger-onset elderly RA. With the improvement of life expectancy in the …

Physical and psychological factors affecting falls in older patients with arthritis

M Byun, J Kim, M Kim - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2020 - mdpi.com
As the population ages, falls are becoming one of the leading causes of morbidity and
mortality. Joint disease (either osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis) is a well-known predictor …

[HTML][HTML] Sex differences in frailty and its association with low bone mineral density in rheumatoid arthritis

KD Wysham, DM Shoback, JS Andrews, PP Katz - Bone reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives Frailty in the general population is associated with poor health outcomes
including low bone mass and osteoporotic fracture. The relationship between frailty and low …

Pain, depression levels, fatigue, sleep quality, and quality of life inelderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis

İA Gezer, A Balkarli, B Can, S Bağçaci… - Turkish journal of …, 2017 - journals.tubitak.gov.tr
Background/aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate and determine the relationships (if
any) among pain, depression levels, fatigue, sleep quality, and quality of life in patients with …

Increased surgeon experience with rheumatoid arthritis reduces the risk of complications following total joint arthroplasty

B Ravi, R Croxford, PC Austin, S Hollands… - Arthritis & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine the relationship between surgeon experience with, and
complications following, total joint arthroplasty (TJA) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis …