Abstract Number: 2658 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cognitive Symptoms and Associated Disease and Non-Disease Related Factors in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus : A Longitudinal Study
Background/Purpose: Cognitive impairment is commonly reported in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Its associated disease and non-disease related factors have been inconsistently reported. Objective:…Abstract Number: 2108 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anxiety in Caregivers of Patients with Chronic Rheumatic Conditions
Background/Purpose: People caring for patients with chronic illnesses, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, or osteoarthritis, may experience depression and anxiety due to the…Abstract Number: 2056 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fibromyalgia Symptoms Beyond the Pain and Its Impact on the Patient
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) has been promoted as the commonest cause of chronic, widespread non-articular musculoskeletal pain, stiffness and fatigue. Although pain is the central feature…Abstract Number: 1363 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Psychosocial Comorbidities Are Independently Associated with Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with higher rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and subclinical atherosclerosis as well as psychosocial comorbidities, which themselves are associated…Abstract Number: 1339 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is Psychological Status Related to Symptom Experience in Behçet’s Syndrome?
Background/Purpose Little is known about the impact of Behçet’s Syndrome (BS) within the UK. The recent establishment of National Centres of Excellence now allows a…Abstract Number: 2716 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Support For Psychological State May Be Effective to Attain Remission Of Boolean-Based Definition Of Patient Global Assessment In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: The patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often do not meet patient global assessment (PGA) remission criterion despite a good clinical disease state and, therefore,…Abstract Number: 1357 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Coping Style Is An Independent Predictor For Disease Activity At Three Months In Early Arthritis Patients Initiating Therapy With Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs
Background/Purpose: To explore the effect of psychosocial factors on the Disease Activity Score (DAS) and its components in early arthritis patients three months after initiating…Abstract Number: 1256 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Depression, Anxiety and Suicidal Thoughts In a Cohort Of Pediatric Lupus and Mixed Connective Tissue Disease Patients
Background/Purpose: Emerging data reveals that depression and anxiety disorders are highly prevalent in adult patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). These disorders are associated with…Abstract Number: 1033 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Psychological status correlates of disease activity and sleep quality in patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: A case-control study
Background/Purpose: The objective of this study was to compare psychological status and sleep quality between the patients with AS patients and healthy controls, and to discover the correlation between anxiety, depression and sleep disturbances, to evaluate the associated factors of disease specific variables in AS patients and to detect independent factors contributing to psychological variables. Methods: A nationwide face-to-face epidemiological investigation was performed in multiple centers of China. The demographic data , clinical symptoms/signs and psychological assessment data including Zung self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), Zung self-rating depression scale (SDS) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index questionnaire (PSQI) were collected using questionnaires. Mann-Whitney U test and t test was used in independent groups for parametric variables, whereas the Spearman correlation analysis and multiple stepwise regression analysis were used to assess correlation between parametric variables. Results: 683 AS patients by the revised New York criteria for AS and 697 age-, sex-, education-matched healthy controls were enrolled in the study.(1) Compared with healthy controls, AS patients suffered from more severe psychological disorders and sleep disturbance(P
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