Quality of life of patients with rheumatoid arthritis under biological therapy
Summary Objective: assessing health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), before and after treatment with biological therapy. Methods: a longitudinal study, conducted from November 2010 to September 2011, with implementation of the instruments HAQ II (health assessment questionnaire) and SF-36 (medical outcomes short-from health survey). Barlett test, Anova, Friedman and paired t-test were performed for multiple extracts. Results: 30 patients were evaluated, mean age of 47.6 (SD: 12.25) years and prevalence of females (90%). The mean score of HAQ II before treatment was 1.97, with significant reduction of up to 1.23 after six months of biological therapy (p<0.01). Most of the SF-36 domains showed significant improvement after six months of treatment (p<0.01), highlighting the social aspects, pain, physical functioning, emotional issues, vitality and physical aspects. Conclusion: the use of biologic therapy in patients with RA refractory to standard therapies proved to be an important pharmacological strategy for improving HRQL.
Main Authors: | Azevedo,Amanda Figueiredo Barbosa, Petribú,Katia Cristina Lima de, Lima,Moacir de Novaes, Silva,André Santos da, Rocha Filho,José de Arimatea, Mariano,Maria Helena Queiroz de Araújo, Rushansky,Eliézer |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Associação Médica Brasileira
2015
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302015000200126 |
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