Predictors for health-related quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Existing observational research on predictors of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with RA is mostly limited to cross-sectional designs and often focuses on one or a few predictors. This is the first comprehensive analysis of a set of selected predictors in a longitudinal setting.

Methods

A total of 361 individuals with RA were included in the study. HRQoL (physical and mental component summary scales of the 12-item Short Form Health Survey) was assessed at baseline, 3- and 12-month follow-ups. In total, 19 predictors were assessed at baseline, grouped into six thematic blocks: demographics (age, sex, education), disease-related factors (duration of disease, pain, illness severity), therapy-related factors (side effects, number of RA medicines, ty

SUBMITTER: Szymczak H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12597878 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature