ACR Meeting Abstracts
Abstract Number: 2648 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Vappu Rantalaiho1, Marjatta Leirisalo-Repo2, Hannu Kautiainen3, Petri Mankinen4, Janne Martikainen5 and Kari Puolakka6, 1Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland, 2Rheumatology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, 3Unit of Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, 4Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research Unit (PHORU), School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland, 5Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Unit, School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland, 6Department of Medicine, South Karelia Central Hospital, Lappeenranta, Finland
Background/Purpose: To evaluate vitality, reduced paid and unpaid work ability, and productivity losses for patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) available for work force at…