Fibromyalgia and mental health in rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional prevalence study from the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study evaluated the prevalence of fibromyalgia (FM), anxiety and depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and their effects on the clinical parameters of RA during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design

Cross-sectional, outpatient clinic, observational, non-interventional.

Setting

Single-centre, tertiary care, multispecialty, service and research hospital, north-central India.

Participants

Adult patients with RA, controls.

Results

This cross-sectional study included 200 patients with RA diagnosed with the American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism 2010 (ACR) criteria and 200 controls. FM was diagnosed using the revised 2016 ACR FM Criteria. Disease activity, quality of life and functional disability in patient

SUBMITTER: Upadhyaya SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10276963 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature