Barbara Torlinska, Karim Raza, Andrew Filer, Gurpreet Jutley, Ilfita Sahbudin, Ruchir Singh, Paola de Pablo, Elizabeth Rankin, Benjamin Rhodes, Nicole Amft, Elizabeth Justice, Catherine McGrath, Sangeetha Baskar, Jeanette Trickey, Melanie Calvert, Marie Falahee
BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is often preceded by symptomatic phases during which classification criteria are not fulfilled. The health burden of these "at-risk" stages is not well described. This study assessed health-related quality of life (HRQoL), function, fatigue and depression in newly presenting patients with clinically suspect arthralgia (CSA), unclassified arthritis (UA) or RA. METHODS: Cross-sectional analysis of baseline Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) was conducted in patients from the Birmingham Early Arthritis Cohort...
April 20, 2024: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders