Workability and Muscle Strength in Patients With Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis: Survey Study Protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other rheumatic conditions not only fundamentally affect patients' quality of life and physiological needs but are also negatively associated with work ability. The costs of poor work ability, which, in sum, are more than treatment costs, pose an economic burden to society and patients. Work ability in RA appears to be multifactorial; symptoms such as pain, swelling, and stiffness play a major role, as these directly affect functional disability. Also, RA patients typically suffer from reduced muscle strength. Lower extremity function and grip strengths especially impair their quality of life. However, the role of muscle strength and disease activity as determinants of work ability have not yet been studied.

Objective

The primary obje

SUBMITTER: Berner C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5355630 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature