Influence of Disease Manifestations on Health-related Quality of Life in Early Psoriatic Arthritis.

CONCLUSION: HRQOL was diminished in PsA at time of diagnosis compared to the Dutch reference population, and tender joints, enthesitis at clinical examination, and back pain as indicators of pain affected HRQOL.
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Source: J Rheumatol - July 1, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Wervers K, Luime JJ, Tchetverikov I, Gerards AH, Kok MR, Appels CWY, van der Graaff WL, van Groenendael JHLM, Korswagen LA, Veris-van Dieren JJ, Hazes JMW, Vis M Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research