INTRODUCTION Assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQL) has been gaining much importance in the care of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study was aimed at assessing the HRQL of patients with RA in South India. METHODS HRQL of consenting RA patients, on disease-modifying anti-rheumatoid drugs (DMARDs) and attending a rheumatology clinic, was assessed using a self-filled Malayalam vers...

Methods Patients were those first included in the pivotal (D2304) and in the extension (D2306) Canakinumab/CAPS study [1] and followed in the reference center for autoinflammatory diseases at Bicêtre Hospital (Paris). All carried a heterozygous mutation in the NLPR3 gene and had received Canakinumab (dose of 150 mg every 8 weeks or 2mg/kg for patient weight under 40kg). All patients had been fo...

Background Fatigue in RA has a multi-causal pathway. It is recommended that it should be measured all studies using validated instrument. elderly patients could have different perception than younger patients, identifying the associated factors key to management of this complex symptom. Objectives To compare fatigue and its young with from two university hospitals. Methods A cross-sectional ana...

Objective: To elicit quality of life chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with routine hemodialysis receiving erythropoietin from clinical and humanistic outcome, to analysis characteristic factors Hb, fatique the (QOL) CKD hemodialysis, explore change in QOL over one month for managed hospitals. Methods: A prospective study was conducted among adult Haji Adam Malik Hospital Medan. measured us...

BACKGROUND Fatigue is one of the most prevalent symptoms in chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, fatigue mechanisms are poorly understood due in part to nonspecific definitions. This study investigates exertional fatigue during simulated activities of daily living, focusing on oxygen delivery and utilization. STUDY DESIGN "Explanatory" matched-cohort study. PARTICIPANTS & SETTING 13 patie...