Direct healthcare resource utilisation, health-related quality of life, and work productivity in patients with moderate rheumatoid arthritis: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim was to describe the population of patients with moderate rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the United Kingdom and the burden of disease from the perspectives of the patient, caregiver, and health service.

Methods

In this descriptive study, retrospective patient-level data were extracted from hospital medical records to assess healthcare resource utilisation and validated outcome measures were administered via questionnaire to patients with moderate RA (Disease Activity Score [DAS28] between 3.2 and 5.1) from eight secondary care centres, and their caregivers. Patient-reported outcome instruments were scored according to licensed manuals.

Results

Outcome measures were completed by 102 patients and 38 caregivers. The mean EuroQoL-5 dimension-5 level crossw

SUBMITTER: Galloway J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7956119 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature