rheumatoid arthritis inIllness & disability topic From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English rheu‧ma‧toid ar‧thri‧tis/ˌruːmətɔɪd ɑːˈθraɪtɪs$-ɑːr-/noun[uncountable]adiseasethat continues for many years and makes yourjointspainfulandstiff, and often ma...
functional disabilityDisabilityNOSThe Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI) is widely used for measuring functioning in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), since it is a better predictor of future morbidity, mortality and work disability than other disease outcome variables. ...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a progressive disease which causes chronic inflammation of the joints. It generally affects the smaller joints in the body such as fingers, thumbs, wrists, feet and ankles. However, the systemic nature of the condition means that it can also affect the body as a...
A claimant who is unable to work because of Rheumatoid Arthritis that has resulted in significant impairment of function should be considered as a disabled individual. The appropriate knowledge and experience is essential to present a complicated case of Rheumatoid Arthritis to a Judge of SSA. An S...
Arthritis Rheum 1999;42:1712-21.Escalante A, del Rincon I: How much disability in rheumatoid arthritis is explained by rheumatoid arthritis? Arthritis Rheum 1999, 42:1712-1721.ESCALANTE A, DEL RINCON I: How much disability in rheumatoid arthritis is explained by rheumatoid arthritis? Arthritis ...
Rheumatoid arthritis, chronic, often progressive disease in which inflammatory changes occur throughout the connective tissues of the body. Chronic inflammation of synovial membranes irreversibly damages joint cartilage. Learn more about the symptoms, pr
Arthritis Res Ther 12:R42Sokka T, Kautiainen H, Pincus T, et al. QUEST-RA. Work disability remains a major problem in rheumatoid arthritis in the 2000s: data from 32 countries in the QUEST–RA study . Arthritis Res Ther 2010; 12 :R42....
What are 5 common risk factors of rheumatoid arthritis? Sex:Women are at a higher risk of RA than men. The incidence is four to five times higher in women younger than 50 years of age. However, between 60 and 70 years, the female/male ratio is only about 2. ...
rheumatoid arthritis top:normal finger joint bottom:arthritic finger joint rheumatoid arthritis n. A chronic autoimmune disease marked by stiffness and inflammation of the joints, fatigue, and weakness, and often, in later stages, severe joint damage and disability. ...
The development of disability in rheumatoid arthritis. Six hundred eighty-one consecutive patients with rheumatoid arthritis were followed for an average of 11.9 years to identify initial factors that predicted... Yvonne S. Sherrer MD,Daniel A. Bloch MD,Donald M. Mitchell MD,... - 《Arthritis ...