Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, debilitating disease with a significant
impact on workplace productivity. Aim To perform a systematic review of studies of the …

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 …

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Objective. To establish the prevalence of work disability and predictors of change in
employment status in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Setting. The Norfolk …

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 …

To combat the inequality that exists amongst rheumatoid arthritis patients we must focus on
why discrepancies exist on every level, system, physician, patient, and illness. Further …

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at risk of work disability from the very start of their
symptoms. Prospect ive cohorts including patients with ea rly RA show that 20-30% become …

OBJECTIVE: To compare a visual analog pain scale (VAS) with the Medical Outcomes Study
Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) bodily pain; to define the minimal clinically important …

Background Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have difficulties maintaining employment
due to the impact of the disease on their work ability. This review aims to investigate the …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate work disability rates over 15 years in an early rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) cohort and to evaluate predictive factors during the course of the study …