[Effect of the Coexistence of Fibromyalgia in the DAS28 Index in Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis]
| Autor: | Carmen Hoces Otero, Daniel Roig Vilaseca |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty Visual analogue scale business.industry Arthritis Swollen joints General Medicine medicine.disease humanities Rheumatology clinic Rheumatoid arthritis Fibromyalgia Female patient Physical therapy Medicine In patient skin and connective tissue diseases business |
| Zdroj: | Reumatologia clinica. 4(3) |
| ISSN: | 1699-258X |
| Popis: | Objective To compare the effect of coexisting fibromyalgia in DAS28 in RA female patients. Patients and method Fifty-three RA women seen consecutively in an outpatient rheumatology clinic were included and classified according to the presence (9 women) or absence (44 women) of fibromyalgia. ESR, number of tender and swollen joints, and global assessment by the patient through a visual analogue scale were recorded, as well as other functional and emotional variables. Results There were no differences in age, time since onset of the arthritis, number of swollen joints, ESR, and CRP. Number of tender joints, global assessment by the patient, and functional and emotional aspects were worse in patients with fibromyalgia. DAS28 was higher when fibromyalgia was associated to RA (5.55 [0.78] vs 3.39 [1.15]; P =.000). Conclusions Coexistence of fibromyalgia increases DAS28 in women with RA. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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