Abstract:Background:Depression is a common and significant rheumatoid arthritis (RA) comorbidity that develops under the influence of severalfactors, the most important being disease activity, pain intensity and degree of disability.Objectives:The goal of the investigation was to determine existence of depression and assess life quality in patients living with RA.Methods:The study sample comprised of 150 patients of average age 59.2 years, 79.2% of whom were women and 20.8% were men, who have lived with RA for an avera… Show more
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