Implications of Persistent Pain in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Despite Remission Status: Data From the KOBIO Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to assess the prevalence of pain in patients with RA in clinical remission and analyze the demographic and clinical characteristics of those who experienced persistent pain despite remission status.

Methods

Data from 1,891 patients with RA registered on the Korean College of Rheumatology Biologics and Targeted Therapy registry were obtained. Remission was defined as a Disease Activity Score of 28 joints-erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) <2.6. Pain intensity was classified as severe (pain visual analog scale [VAS] ≥7), moderate (4≤VAS<7), or mild (VAS <4).

Results

Our analysis showed that 52.6% of patients complained of severe pain at the start of or during switching biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) or targeted s

SUBMITTER: Kim HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10351409 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature