Estimating The Prevalece of Depression In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis In Korea Using National Health Insurance Claims Data

The prevalence of depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is estimated to be 3.5 times that of the general population and even higher than those with other chronic diseases. However, in Korea, there is still unmet needs in nation-wide data. Thus, this study aims to explore the prevalence of depression in patients with RA according to various definitions of depression and RA severity using the Health Insurance Review and Assessment service (HIRA) claims database in 2014.
Source: Value in Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research