First steps to understand productivity loss in Portuguese patients with rheumatoid arthritis

First steps to understand productivity loss in Portuguese patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), in consequence of joint inflammation and damage, is known to lead to productivity loss. Developments during the 21st century, such as biologic treatments, allowed remission/low disease activity to be achieved in more RA patients. Despite this, evidence is equivocal concern...

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Main Authors: Miguel Gomes Guerra, Romana Vieria, Sara Ganhão, Joana Rodrigues, Diogo Fonseca, Taciana Videira, Miguel Bernardes, Patrícia Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia 2019-07-01
Series:Acta Reumatológica Portuguesa
Subjects:
portugal
rheumatoid arthritis
work productivity
Online Access:http://www.actareumatologica.com/files/article/1268_first_steps_to_understand_productivity_loss_in_portuguese_patients_with_rheumatoid_arthritis__file.pdf
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spelling doaj-da2941eb06cc4fe282fb0ee35ebba1222020-11-25T01:27:39ZengSociedade Portuguesa de ReumatologiaActa Reumatológica Portuguesa0303-464X2019-07-0120193282283CE190154First steps to understand productivity loss in Portuguese patients with rheumatoid arthritisMiguel Gomes Guerra0Romana Vieria1Sara Ganhão2Joana Rodrigues3Diogo Fonseca4Taciana Videira5Miguel Bernardes6Patrícia Pinto7Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/EspinhoCentro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/EspinhoCentro Hospitalar e Universitário de São JoãoUnidade de Saúde Local do Alto MinhoCentro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/EspinhoCentro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/EspinhoCentro Hospitalar e Universitário de São JoãoCentro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/EspinhoRheumatoid Arthritis (RA), in consequence of joint inflammation and damage, is known to lead to productivity loss. Developments during the 21st century, such as biologic treatments, allowed remission/low disease activity to be achieved in more RA patients. Despite this, evidence is equivocal concerning work outcomes improvement. Our goal was to evaluate work status and productivity in a Portuguese population with RA from 3 Rheumatology Departments through the questionnaire Work Productivity and Activity Impairment General Health (WPAI).http://www.actareumatologica.com/files/article/1268_first_steps_to_understand_productivity_loss_in_portuguese_patients_with_rheumatoid_arthritis__file.pdfportugalrheumatoid arthritiswork productivity
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Romana Vieria
Sara Ganhão
Joana Rodrigues
Diogo Fonseca
Taciana Videira
Miguel Bernardes
Patrícia Pinto
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Romana Vieria
Sara Ganhão
Joana Rodrigues
Diogo Fonseca
Taciana Videira
Miguel Bernardes
Patrícia Pinto
First steps to understand productivity loss in Portuguese patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Acta Reumatológica Portuguesa
portugal
rheumatoid arthritis
work productivity
author_facet Miguel Gomes Guerra
Romana Vieria
Sara Ganhão
Joana Rodrigues
Diogo Fonseca
Taciana Videira
Miguel Bernardes
Patrícia Pinto
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title First steps to understand productivity loss in Portuguese patients with rheumatoid arthritis
title_short First steps to understand productivity loss in Portuguese patients with rheumatoid arthritis
title_full First steps to understand productivity loss in Portuguese patients with rheumatoid arthritis
title_fullStr First steps to understand productivity loss in Portuguese patients with rheumatoid arthritis
title_full_unstemmed First steps to understand productivity loss in Portuguese patients with rheumatoid arthritis
title_sort first steps to understand productivity loss in portuguese patients with rheumatoid arthritis
publisher Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia
series Acta Reumatológica Portuguesa
issn 0303-464X
publishDate 2019-07-01
description Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), in consequence of joint inflammation and damage, is known to lead to productivity loss. Developments during the 21st century, such as biologic treatments, allowed remission/low disease activity to be achieved in more RA patients. Despite this, evidence is equivocal concerning work outcomes improvement. Our goal was to evaluate work status and productivity in a Portuguese population with RA from 3 Rheumatology Departments through the questionnaire Work Productivity and Activity Impairment General Health (WPAI).
topic portugal
rheumatoid arthritis
work productivity
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