Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, debilitating disease that significantly impacts patients'
quality of life and socioeconomic productivity. On a personal level, RA has a significant …

Background: To determine the burden of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) on patients' work
productivity and health related quality of life (HRQoL), and examine the influence of several …

Health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is
significantly impaired as a result of pain, deficits in physical function and fatigue associated …

It is necessary to understand the full burden of illness of a disease before the value of
interventions can be assessed. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has an impact on a variety of …

Objective The disease burden in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) extends beyond the joint. This
article evaluates the physical and psychosocial extra-articular burden of treated RA and …

Objective To assess the impact of certolizumab pegol (CZP), a novel PEGylated anti–tumor
necrosis factor, in combination with methotrexate (MTX) on productivity outside and within …

Objective Increasing severity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may result in poorer health-related
quality of life (HRQoL), reduced work productivity and increased resource utilisation. This …

OBJECTIVE: Few data have been presented to document the impact of rheumatoid arthritis
(RA) on socio-economic well-being. In this study, exact figures on socio-economic …

Objectives. To evaluate the association between improvements in physical function, fatigue
and pain and improvements in productivity at work and at home in patients treated with …

Introduction/objectives Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is known to be associated with an
increased risk of comorbidities, premature mortality, and disability. We investigated the …