Analysis of foot function in terms of different pharmacological treatments in a cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT: This study examines the influence of pharmacological treatments on foot functionality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis over a five-year period. A longitudinal analysis categorized patients into different treatment groups, assessing their foot function using the Foot Function Index (FFI) at the start and end of the study. The groups are based on their pharmacological treatment. Pharmacological treatment groups were categorized into: I methotrexate (MTX), II MTX plus biological treatments (including all variables), III biological treatment alone, and IV a miscellaneous group comprising patients with diverse treatments, including patients for whom various drugs had failed or who had not achieved remission with pharmacological treatment. The study included 206 RA patients with an average

SUBMITTER: Gamez-Guijarro M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12001722 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature