Lara D. Veeken · 1997 · 24 citations · 22 references
MedicineClinical SciencesInternal MedicineHealth AssessmentPhysical DisabilitiesRheumatologyDisability EvaluationHealth Status MeasurementHealth-related Quality Of LifeQuality Of LifeQuality Of Life AssessmentRheumatoid ArthritisCohort Study InvestigationDisability Severity AssessmentDisability Severity MeasurementDisease Activity MeasurementDisease-specific Health StatusHealth-related Disability MeasurementPatient Status MonitoringPatient-reported Functional Status
The objective was to study the relationship between life events (LE) and the clinical status of patients suffering from recently diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a 2 yr follow-up. As part of a multicentre European cohort study, 370 French and Dutch patients were questioned three times at 1 yr intervals about LE which had occurred in the previous year. Three criteria were used to quantify the degree of disease activity (Ritchie's index), the level of functional disability [Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ)] and perceived health [Overall Evaluation of Health (OEH)]. Total LE and desirable LE showed a weak negative correlation with the HAQ scores. On the other hand, death-related LE did not seem to modify patient status. The higher the number of health-associated LE, the greater the deterioration in HAQ and OEH scores. The results indicate that LE do not affect the course of early RA in a spectacular manner.
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