Association between laughter, frailty, and depression in rheumatoid arthritis patients

ConclusionFrailty and depression were associated with laughter in RA patients with controlled disease activity. Interventions aimed at not only disease activity control but also frailty prevention may lead to a life filled with laughter.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1756-185X.15034?af=R

Source: International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases - January 24, 2024 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Mochihito Suzuki, Toshihisa Kojima, Kenya Terabe, Yoshifumi Ohashi, Ryo Sato, Hironobu Kosugiyama, Junya Hasegawa, Yusuke Ohno, Kaoru Nagai, Chinami Ohnishi, Hideshi Sugiura, Hitomi Fujita, Mako Nagayoshi, Masayo Kojima, Shuji Asai, Shiro I Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research