Literature review of rheumatoid arthritis in India
| Autor: | Susan Shiff, Canna Jagdish Ghia, Rohini Handa, Uppuluri Ramakrishna Rao, Gautam Rambhad, Juliana F. M. Lewis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Population Alternative medicine MEDLINE India Comorbidity Severity of Illness Index Arthritis Rheumatoid Disability Evaluation 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Rheumatology Quality of life Risk Factors Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine education 030203 arthritis & rheumatology education.field_of_study business.industry Descriptive epidemiology medicine.disease Observational Studies as Topic Treatment Outcome Data extraction Antirheumatic Agents Family medicine Rheumatoid arthritis Physical therapy Observational study business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases. 19:440-451 |
| ISSN: | 1756-1841 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/1756-185x.12621 |
| Popis: | Aim Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can lead to severe disability. This literature review assessed the descriptive epidemiology, comorbidities and extra-articular manifestations, functioning abilities and quality of life, and treatment patterns of RA patients in India. Method A literature review of all observational studies published from 1985 to 2012 was conducted using MEDLINE and Embase. Quantitative and qualitative findings were summarized. Results Twenty-eight studies were identified for data extraction. Seven described the descriptive epidemiology of RA, 14 described comorbidities and extra-articular manifestations, nine described the functioning abilities and quality of life among patients, and 10 provided information on treatments. Conclusion This review is confined to studies with small sample sizes, cross-sectional designs, and/or clinical settings that may not be representative of the entire Indian population. There is a need for more robust studies, as conclusions for the entire Indian RA population cannot be drawn from only the current observational studies. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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