Fibromyalgia and mental health in rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional prevalence study from the COVID-19 pandemic

Conclusion
During the COVID-19 pandemic, around one-third of our study patients had FM and depression, significantly higher than pre-COVID-19 times. Thus, mental health assessment should be incorporated into the routine management of patients with RA.

Source: BMJ Open - June 15, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Upadhyaya, S. K., Malgutte, D. R., Handa, R., Gupta, S., Kumar, A., Budumuru, S. Tags: Open access, Rheumatology, COVID-19 Source Type: research