Abstract:Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease. While research activities in OA have concentrated on the knee and hip in recent years, knowledge and research results in the field of hand OA are still limited. In order to measure the effects of treatment or to obtain information on the course of a disease and the health status of a patient, outcome measures are commonly used in rheumatology. Such measures are variables which can be quantified and which represent either the perspective of health profession… Show more
The overall impact of the disease on HRQoL was similar between RA and HOA patients, based on the SF-6D scores. Physical function was worse in RA patients, but HOA patients reported worse scores in pain measures and FM-like symptoms.
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