ReviewBMC musculoskeletal disorders2012
Are persons with rheumatoid arthritis deconditioned? A review of physical activity and aerobic capacity.
Review in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03836820 (Effects of Clinical Pilates Exercises in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers.
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Effects of Clinical Pilates Exercises in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
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21 citing papers in PubMed.
- Smartphone-Assisted High-Intensity Interval Training in Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease Patients: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Trial
- Changing physical activity behavior among individuals with inflammatory arthritis: an umbrella review of current behaviors, behavioral determinants, and behavior change interventions.BMC rheumatology · 2025Article
- The Effects of Exercise Training on Functional Capacity and Quality of Life in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2024Review
- Criterion Validity and Responsiveness of Estimated Cardiorespiratory Fitness Models in Patients with Inflammatory Joint Disease.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Remotely Supervised Weight Loss and Exercise Training to Improve Rheumatoid Arthritis Cardiovascular Risk: Rationale and Design of the Supervised Weight Loss Plus Exercise Training-Rheumatoid Arthritis Trial.ACR open rheumatology · 2023Review
- Exercise protects against cardiac and skeletal muscle dysfunction in a mouse model of inflammatory arthritis.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2021Article
- Reduced cardiorespiratory fitness is a mediator of excess all-cause mortality in rheumatoid arthritis: the Trøndelag Health Study.RMD open · 2021Article
- Faster age-related decline in cardiorespiratory fitness in rheumatoid arthritis patients: an observational study in the Trøndelag Health Study.Rheumatology international · 2021Observational
- Association between daily level of objective physical activity and C-Reactive protein in a representative national sample of adults with self-reported diagnosed arthritis or fibromyalgia.Rheumatology international · 2020Observational
- The role of non-pharmacological interventions in the management of rheumatoid-arthritis-related fatigue.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2019Review
- Exercise participation has increased in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A cross-sectional comparison between two Dutch RA cohorts.Mediterranean journal of rheumatology · 2018Article
- Optimizing Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients for Surgery.Current rheumatology reports · 2018Review
- The 8-foot up and go test is the best way to assess physical function in the rheumatoid arthritis clinic.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2018Article
- The brain and immune system prompt energy shortage in chronic inflammation and ageing.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2017Review
- Health-related quality of life in patients with chronic rheumatic disease after a multidisciplinary rehabilitation regimen.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2017Article
- Preserved cardiorespiratory function and NT-proBNP levels before and during exercise in patients with recent onset of rheumatoid arthritis: the clinical challenge of stratifying the patient cardiovascular risks.Rheumatology international · 2017Article
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- Role of Sleep Disturbance, Depression, Obesity, and Physical Inactivity in Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis.Arthritis care & research · 2016Article
- Significantly impaired shoulder function in the first years of rheumatoid arthritis: a controlled study.Arthritis research & therapy · 2015Article
- Exercise as an anti-inflammatory therapy for rheumatic diseases-myokine regulation.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2015Review
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough the general assumption is that patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have decreased levels of physical activity, no review has addressed whether this assumption is correct.
methodsOur objective was to systematically review the literature for physical activity levels and aerobic capacity (VO2max). in patients with (RA), compared to healthy controls and a reference population. Studies investigating physical activity, energy expenditure or aerobic capacity in patients with RA were included. Twelve studies met our inclusion criteria.
resultsIn one study that used doubly labeled water, the gold standard measure, physical activity energy expenditure of patients with RA was significantly decreased. Five studies examined aerobic capacity. Contradictory evidence was found that patients with RA have lower VO2max than controls, but when compared to normative values, patients scored below the 10th percentile. In general, it appears that patients with RA spend more time in light and moderate activities and less in vigorous activities than controls.
conclusionPatients with RA appear to have significantly decreased energy expenditure, very low aerobic capacity compared to normative values and spend less time in vigorous activities than controls.
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