QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS - A PRELIMINARY STUDY

• Published in: Acta clinica Croatica (Tisak) Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 157 - 166
• Main Authors: Martinec, Renata, Pinjatela, Renata, Balen, Diana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Croatia Klinicki bolnicki centar Sestre milosrdnice 01.03.2019; Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medical Research, Vinogradska cesta c. 29 Zagreb; Sestre Milosrdnice University hospital, Institute of Clinical Medical Research
• Subjects: Activities of daily living; Analgesia; Analysis; Arthritis; Arthritis, rheumatoid; Care and treatment; Chronic pain; Health; Health status; Health surveys; Pain; Pain management; Preliminary Communications; Public health; Quality of life; Rheumatoid factor; Social aspects; Surveys; Croatia; Arthritis, rheumatoid; Activities of daily living; Health status; Pain; Quality of life

The most severe effects of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are loss of physical function and chronic pain, which may have a major impact on different areas of the person's existence. The aim of this study was to get an insight into the quality of life (QOL) in subjects with RA in connection with pain...