Abstract Introduction: Fatigue, anxiety and depression are very frequent symptoms in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Goals: In this study we evaluated the influence of socioeconomic characteristics, therapy and comorbidities on the self-reported high fatigue, anxiety and depression in patients...
Corticoesteroides/uso terapéutico,
Antiinflamatorios no Esteroideos/uso terapéutico,
Antirreumáticos/uso terapéutico,
Ansiedad/etiología,
Ansiedad/psicología,
Artritis Reumatoide/complicaciones,
Artritis Reumatoide/tratamiento farmacológico,
Artritis Reumatoide/psicología,
Factores Biológicos/uso terapéutico,
Estudios Transversales,
Depresión/etiología,
Depresión/psicología,
Fatiga/etiología,
Fatiga/psicología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Calidad de Vida,
Autoinforme,
Factores Socioeconómicos
Abstract Objectives: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients should receive cardiovascular (CV) risk assessment. For this purpose CV risk calculators are available. In addition, parameters of vascular function can be measured and used for risk prediction. Aim of the present study was to assess the associatio...
Artritis Reumatoide/complicaciones,
Artritis Reumatoide/fisiopatología,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/etiología,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/fisiopatología,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Estudios Transversales,
Técnicas de Apoyo para la Decisión,
Indicadores de Salud,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Análisis de la Onda del Pulso,
Medición de Riesgo,
Factores de Riesgo
Abstract Objective: To assess the prevalence of fatigue in a Brazilian population with early rheumatoid arthritis using multiple instruments, and the predictors of these instruments by differents independent variables. Methods: Cross-sectional study with direct interview and medical records review. Fat...
Artritis Reumatoide/complicaciones,
Brasil,
Factores de Edad,
Estudios Transversales,
Técnicas de Apoyo para la Decisión,
Evaluación de la Discapacidad,
Fatiga/diagnóstico,
Fatiga/epidemiología,
Fatiga/etiología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Prevalencia,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad
Gomes, Rafael Kmiliauskis Santos;
Albers, Ana Carolina;
Salussoglia, Ana Isadora Pianowski;
Bazzan, Ana Maria;
Schreiner, Luana Cristina;
Vieira, Mateus Oliveira;
Silva, Patrícia Giovana da;
Machado, Patrícia Helena;
Silva, Cynthia Mara da;
Mattos, Mauro Marcelo;
Nobre, Moacyr Roberto Cuce.
Abstract Objective: To estimate the prevalence of ischemic heart disease and associated factors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Methods: A cross-sectional study using the American College of Rheumatology diagnostic criteria in order to select patients seen at primary or secondary health care uni...
Artritis Reumatoide/complicaciones,
Brasil,
Estudios Transversales,
Modelos Logísticos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Análisis Multivariante,
Infarto del Miocardio/epidemiología,
Infarto del Miocardio/etiología,
Oportunidad Relativa,
Prevalencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Autoinforme
Chakr, Rafael Mendonça da Silva;
Brenol, Claiton;
Ranzolin, Aline;
Bernardes, Amanda;
Dalosto, Ana Paula;
Ferrari, Giovani;
Scalco, Stephanie;
Olszewski, Vanessa;
Kohem, Charles;
Monticielo, Odirlei;
Brenol, João Carlos T;
Xavier, Ricardo M.
Abstract Objective: To compare DMARD use in patients with and without FM over time, including overtreatment and undertreatment rates in both groups. Methods: A prospective cohort study with patients attending an RA outpatient clinic was conducted. Participants were consecutively recruited between March...
Antirreumáticos/uso terapéutico,
Artritis Reumatoide/complicaciones,
Artritis Reumatoide/tratamiento farmacológico,
Brasil,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Toma de Decisiones Clínicas,
Progresión de la Enfermedad,
Esquema de Medicación,
Fibromialgia/complicaciones,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Prescripción Inadecuada/estadística & datos numéricos,
Estimación de Kaplan-Meier,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Pautas de la Práctica en Medicina/estadística & datos numéricos,
Modelos de Riesgos Proporcionales,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad
Introdução: A Artrite Reumatoide (AR) é uma doença autoimune de caráter progressivo e incapacitante, associada a perturbações de humor. Contudo, constata-se pouca atenção aos potenciais efeitos das alterações emocionais. Objetivos: Caracterizar e comparar o estado de humor de pacientes com AR,...
ABSTRACT Background: Sleep disturbances are common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and contribute to loss of life quality. Objective: To study associations of sleep quality with pain, depression and disease activity in RA. Methods: This is a transversal observational study of 112 RA patients sub...
Artritis Reumatoide/complicaciones,
Artritis Reumatoide/tratamiento farmacológico,
Depresión/epidemiología,
Glucocorticoides/efectos adversos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Prednisona/efectos adversos,
Calidad de Vida,
Factores de Riesgo,
Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño/epidemiología,
Trastornos del Sueño-Vigilia/epidemiología,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
ABSTRACT Background: Systemic blockade of TNF-α in Rheumatoid arthritis with insulin resistance seems to produce more improvement in insulin sensitivity in normal weight patients with Rheumatoid arthritis than in obese patients with Rheumatoid arthritis, suggesting that systemic-inflammation and ob...
Artritis Reumatoide/sangre,
Artritis Reumatoide/complicaciones,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática,
Resistencia a la Insulina/inmunología,
Interleucina-1beta/sangre,
Interleucina-6/sangre,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Obesidad/sangre,
Obesidad/complicaciones,
Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa/sangre
ABSTRACT Objectives: To evaluate the frequency of four serum biomarkers in RA patients and their relatives and identify possible associations with clinical findings of the disease. Methods: This was a transversal analytical study. Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP), anti-mutated citrullinated...
Anticuerpos Antiproteína Citrulinada/sangre,
Artralgia/etiología,
Artritis Reumatoide/sangre,
Artritis Reumatoide/clasificación,
Artritis Reumatoide/complicaciones,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Factor Reumatoide/sangre,
Vimentina/sangre
ABSTRACT Introduction: Standard anthropometric measures used to diagnose obesity in the general population may not have the same performance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Objective: To determine cutoff points for body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) for detecting obesity in women...
