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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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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Miguel Gomes Guerra 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 |
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Miguel Gomes Guerra Romana Vieria Sara Ganhão Joana Rodrigues Diogo Fonseca Taciana Videira Miguel Bernardes Patrícia Pinto |
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First steps to understand productivity loss in Portuguese patients with rheumatoid arthritis |
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First steps to understand productivity loss in Portuguese patients with rheumatoid arthritis |
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First steps to understand productivity loss in Portuguese patients with rheumatoid arthritis |
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First steps to understand productivity loss in Portuguese patients with rheumatoid arthritis |
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first steps to understand productivity loss in portuguese patients with rheumatoid arthritis |
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Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia |
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Acta Reumatológica Portuguesa |
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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). |
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