Psychological status is associated with health related quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

NAS, KEMAL; Sarac, Aysegul; GÜR, ALİ; ÇEVİK, REMZİ; ALTAY, ZÜHAL; ERDAL, Akın; ERSOY, YÜKSEL; KAYA, ARZU; Tekeoglu, Ibrahim; Ugur, Mahir; Durmus, Bekir; Ardicoglu, Ozge; Senel, Kazim; Baysal, Ozlem; Kamanli, Ayhan; Karatay, Saliha; Yildirim, Kadir; Ozgocmen, Salih

doi:10.3233/bmr-2011-0281

Psychological status is associated with health related quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

NAS K., Sarac A. J., GÜR A., ÇEVİK R., ALTAY Z., ERDAL A., ...More

JOURNAL OF BACK AND MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION, vol.24, no.2, pp.95-100, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 24 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2011
Doi Number: 10.3233/bmr-2011-0281
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF BACK AND MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.95-100
Inonu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic and disabling disease frequently effects physical and psychological well being. The aim of the present study was to determine the impact of psychological status on health related quality of life in patients with RA and also to assess which quality of life (QoL) instrument - disease specific and generic - is more prone to this effect.