Prognostic indicators of foot‐related disability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Results of a prospective three‐year study

Abstract

Objective. To determine the prevalence and natural history of foot-related disability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A secondary aim was to identify explanatory variables, including forefoot bursae, that are either associated with or predictive of disabling foot complications in patients with RA. Methods. A longitudinal prospective cohort study recruited patients with RA from a rheumatology outpatient clinic. Data were collected at baseline (n ‫؍‬ 149) and 1-year (n ‫؍‬ 120) and 3-year followup (n ‫؍‬ 60). Patient-reported disabling foot complications were evaluated using the subscales of the Foot Impairment Score (

Fear of falling and foot pain, impairment and disability in rheumatoid arthritis: a case-control study

“…Falls have a multifactorial aetiology that can be resultant from the interaction of behavioural, intrinsic and environmental risk factors [2]. The feet are a common site of pathology in RA [3]. When first diagnosed, 53% of people with RA may have foot involvement [4] with an increase to between 90% and 100% seen as the duration of the disease increases [5,6].…”

Rheumatic Diseases

“…Minimum detectable difference and minimum clinically important difference have not FISIF or FISAP total of 3 points in either direction to be clinically relevant (Turner et al 2007). The FIS questionnaire with its foot-related disability subscales that differentiates disability from pain has been validated in patients with RA (Hooper et al 2012). …”

“…Scores of ≤ 6 are considered mild, from 7-13 are considered moderate, and ≥ 14 are considered severe for the FISIF. For the FISAP, scores of ≤ 9 are considered mild, from 10-19 are considered moderate, and ≥ 20 are considered severe (Hooper et al 2012). Score ranges were pragmatically derived by the division of the total score into approximate thirds.…”

Significance of arthrosonography in the diagnosis of metatarsophalangeal joint injury in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

“…Кроме того, в последних исследованиях британских авторов [33] установлено, что воспалительный процесс да-же в периартикулярных тканях стоп (forefoot bursae) явля-ется независимым предиктором активности и функцио-нальной недостаточности у пациентов с РА.…”