Which patients stop working because of RA?

Which patients stop working because of rheumatoid arthritis? Results of five years' follow up in 732 patients from the Early RA Study (ERAS).

OBJECTIVES To assess the occurrence and prognostic factors for the ability to maintain paid work in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). SETTING Inception cohort of patients with RA recruited from rheumatology departments in nine NHS Hospital Trusts in England. PATIENTS All consecutive patients with RA of less than two years' duration, before any second line (disease modifying) drug tre...

Which patients choose to stop dialysis?

In 1986, Neu and Kjellstrand [1] reported that 22% of all end-stage renal disease (ESRD) deaths in a large regional dialysis programme resulted from discontinuation of dialysis therapy. Since then, several retrospective studies in the US have confirmed this observation. Two separate analyses of the US Renal Data System database in two time periods showed that ;20% of patients who die withdraw f...

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Which patients with rheumatoid arthritis are still working?

In the light of improved and costly treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the evaluation of work disability has gained increased attention. The assumption that better treatment of RA leads to increased work participation has not yet been supported by sufficient evidence. Differences in RA-related work disability have been observed between countries, also indicating an influence of non-diseas...

Cardiovascular risk factor management in patients with RA compared to matched non-RA patients.

OBJECTIVE RA is associated with a 50-60% increase in risk of cardiovascular (CV) death. This study aimed to compare management of CV risk factors in RA and matched non-RA patients. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was conducted using UK clinical practice data. Patients presenting with an incident RA diagnosis were matched 1:4 to non-RA patients based on a propensity score for RA, entry ye...