Open AccessBeyond Rheumatoid Arthritis Evaluation: What are We Missing?
Author(s) -
Gianna Espinoza,
Génessis Maldonado,
J Torrico Narvaez,
Rosalba Casas Guerrero,
Gustavo Citera,
Carlos Ríos
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
open access rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 1179-156X
DOI - 10.2147/oarrr.s298393
Subject(s) - rheumatoid arthritis , medicine , fibromyalgia , sarcopenia , depression (economics) , quality of life (healthcare) , anxiety , cachexia , disease , physical therapy , sexual dysfunction , psychiatry , cancer , nursing , economics , macroeconomics
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune systemic disease that preferentially affects small and large joints with a progressive course and can become deforming and disabling. In recent years, much progress has been made in the evaluation of inflammation and disease activity, however, there are other factors that have a high impact on the quality of life of these patients, such as depression, anxiety, fatigue, sleep disorders, suicidal behavior, fibromyalgia, sexual activity, sarcopenia, frailty, cachexia and obesity that are not always evaluated by rheumatologists. This review shows that the evaluation and timely detection of these aspects in patients with RA could interfere with the prognosis and improve their quality of life.