Prevalence and Risk Factors of Substance Use Disorder in Rheumatoid Arthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In this study, we aimed to determine the lifetime prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD) in a Canadian rheumatoid arthritis (RA) cohort and factors associated with SUD in RA.

Methods

Participants with RA (N = 154) were recruited via rheumatology clinics as part of a larger cohort study of psychiatric comorbidity in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. SUD is defined as the uncontrolled use of a substance despite the harmful consequences of its use. To identify lifetime SUD, the Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition was administered to participants. Participants' sociodemographic and RA clinical characteristics were also assessed. We examined factors associated with lifetime SUD using unadjusted

SUBMITTER: Kowalec K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8672171 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature