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Disease course and prognosis in rheumatoid arthritis

An interdisciplinary prospective longitudinal study

Department of Social Medicine, University of Linköping, Sweden, Correspondence address: Preben Bendtsen Avdelningen för social medicin Socialmedicinska institutionen Hälsouniversitetet 581 85 Linköping, Tel: +46 13225487 Fax: +46 13225490

Jan Olof Hörnquist

Center for Studies in Health and Quality of Life, Mid Sweden University, östersund, Sweden

A three-year follow-up of individuals with rheumatoid arthritis was performed. The overall aim was to examine the change in functional status and psychological well-being. Possible determinants of prognosis with regard to future functional disability, pain and wellbeing, were explored by both univariate and multiple regression analyses. Functional disability, pain and well-being were fairly stable over the 3-year period. Progress of RA disease was most strongly related to initial function and age and only to a minor extent to the psychological well-being.

Key Words: Rheumatoid Arthritis • functional status • pain • well-being • prognosis • mortality.

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 24, No. 3, 193-198 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/140349489602400311


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