Psychological status is associated with health related quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis


Nas K., Sarac A. J., Gur A., Cevik R., ALTAY Z., ERDAL A., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF BACK AND MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION, cilt.24, sa.2, ss.95-100, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Objective: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic and disabling disease frequently effects physical and psychological well being. The aim of the present study was to determine the impact of psychological status on health related quality of life in patients with RA and also to assess which quality of life (QoL) instrument - disease specific and generic - is more prone to this effect.