BACKGROUND Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic illness with important functional, social and employment consequences. We therefore undertook a cross-sectional study, using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework, to investigate the personal and social consequences of RA in women, living under largely impoverished conditions. METHODS A qualitative ca...

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OBJECTIVE To examine the relationships between physical, psychological, and social factors and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and disability in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS A sample of 106 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) completed measures of self-reported disease activity and psychosocial functioning, including coping, personal mastery, social network, perceived stress,...

the significance of research article (ra) abstract as a key academic genre has recently motivated analysts to focus on this neglected area. considering a summary function for abstracts, most genre researchers have adopted the conventionally proposed introduction- method- results- discussion (or conclusion) (imrd) model for analysis. however, the problems reported, especially for results and dis...

PURPOSE To explore the experiences of today's patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with respect to dilemmas of everyday life, especially regarding patterns of participation restrictions in valued life activities. METHODS A total of 48 patients, aged 20-63, three years post-RA diagnosis were interviewed using the Critical Incident Technique. Transcribed interviews were condensed into ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and cardiovascular comorbidities, including hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes, in Taiwanese patients based on the data from medical records. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective study was performed using the computerized medical records from a regional hospital located in southern Taiwan. A total of 2293 patient...

BACKGROUND Personal factors (PFs) are internal factors that determine functioning and the individuals' experience of disability. Their coverage by patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) has not been examined in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) so far. The aims of this study were to identify PFs important in the life stories of people with RA and to determine their coverage by PROMs used in RA. ME...

This discourse study examines the rhetorical structures of RA introductions in Sinta 1 indexed ELT journals by implementing Swales’ (2004) CARS model as framework for analysis. A corpus consisting 36 was randomly collected from three SINTA journals, namely TEFLIN, SiELE, and IJAL, 2019-2021. The analysis done using top-down findings indicated that all moves, i.e., Move Establishing a territory,...

BACKGROUND China has a similar rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease burden compared with other countries, yet RA patients rarely receive surgical treatment for hand deformities that limit function and impact appearance. We investigated potential barriers to rheumatoid hand surgery in China. METHODS Patients with RA, rheumatologists, and hand surgeons at 3 large tertiary hospitals in Beijing comp...