Abstract |
A sample of 61 patients with rheumatoid arthritis was studied to assess the interrelationship between depression, helplessness, functional abilities, pain intensity and duration of the disease. The following questionnaires were employed: Arthritis Helplessness Index (AHI), Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), and the Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire ( MHAQ). The pain intensity level was assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Significant interrelationship of MHAQ with VAS and AHI was found as well as between AHI and CES-D and VAS and CES-D. A slight interrelationship between AHI and CES-D was also found. The results obtained from two groups of patients--one including patients with the disease lasting from 1 to 5, and the other extending over a period of 15 to 24 years--were compared. The second group manifested significantly greater difficulties in performing their everyday activities ( MHAQ).
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Authors | B Serbo, I Jajić |
Journal | Clinical rheumatology
(Clin Rheumatol)
Vol. 10
Issue 4
Pg. 419-22
(Dec 1991)
ISSN: 0770-3198 [Print] Germany |
PMID | 1802498
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Activities of Daily Living
- Adult
- Aged
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
(physiopathology, psychology)
- Depression
(psychology)
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pain
- Pain Measurement
(methods)
- Self Concept
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Time Factors
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