The role of psychological distress and personality variables in the disablement process in rheumatoid arthritis

Healthy Aging in Relation to Chronic Pain and Quality of Life in Europe

“…We identified 8 observational studies out of 154 papers screened. They provided a total of 3,417 patients that examined the relationship between pain and QoL . From the systematic review search (for question 2), we also selected a single systematic review (1,168 patients) of adults with low back pain who had undergone pain‐relief surgery because it estimated the correlation between pain and QoL …”

“…Table shows the study characteristics for the studies selected to examine the relationship between pain and QoL. All 8 studies were cross‐sectional studies examining rheumatoid arthritis and related conditions (ie, systemic lupus, scleroderma, and Sjogren's syndrome); hand osteoarthritis; facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy; fibromyalgia; hemophilia‐related joint pain; chronic lower back pain and general chronic pain . We also selected a single systematic review (1,168 patients) that calculated study‐level pooled mean differences from 5 studies that examined adults with low back pain who had undergone pain‐relief surgery .…”

“…employed the 12‐item Short Form (SF‐12) Health Survey and Scholich's 2012 study on CLBP used the Questions on Life Satisfaction (FLZM) instrument . To measure impact on QoL, the study on rheumatoid arthritis as reported by Bai and Goulia employed the short version of the World Health Organization QoL assessment (WHOQoL) …”

A mindfulness-based group intervention to reduce psychological distress and fatigue in patients with inflammatory rheumatic joint diseases: a randomised controlled trial

“…Several studies have shown increased psychological distress and reduced emotional well-being in patients with rheumatic diseases 4–7. Substantial recent advances in the medical treatment of these conditions have improved the quality of life for many patients 8–10.…”

Quality of life in rheumatological patients

“…A few studies reported in the literature are based on personality traits rather than personality disorders. Bai et al 14 reported that psychological stress related to personality variables moderated the effects of pain on physical health-related QoL.…”