Observational studyAnnals of the rheumatic diseases2018
Determinants of happiness and quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a structural equation modelling approach.
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- 2021 EULAR recommendations for the implementation of self-management strategies in patients with inflammatory arthritis.Annals of the rheumatic diseases · 2021Guideline
- Determinants of poor health-related quality of life among outpatients with rheumatoid arthritis in Jordan.PloS one · 2024Article
- Changes in health related quality of life in mothers with inflammatory joint disease from year 2000 to 2020 - a comparative cross-sectional study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- Factors associated with life satisfaction in systemic sclerosis: Examining the moderating roles of social support and spiritual well-being.Journal of scleroderma and related disorders · 2023Article
- Health-related quality of life in female patients with reumatoid arthritis: a structural equation model.Korean journal of women health nursing · 2023Article
- The role of personality traits on self-medicated cannabis in rheumatoid arthritis patients: A multivariable analysis.PloS one · 2023Article
- Determinants of Depressive Symptoms Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in China: A Structural Equation Model.Psychology research and behavior management · 2023Article
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- Unhappy While Depressed: Examining the Dimensionality, Reliability and Validity of the Subjective Happiness Scale in a Spanish Sample of Patients with Depressive Disorders.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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- The impact of fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis and the challenges of its assessment.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2019Review
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Abstract
objectivesBesides increasing longevity, the ultimate goal of medical care is to improve patients' enjoyment of life, a concept akin to happiness. This study examined the determinants of happiness and quality of life (QoL) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
methodsIn this observational, cross-sectional study, patients were assessed on disease activity, disease impact, personality, QoL and happiness. Structural equation modelling estimation was used to analyse the associations between these dimensions, pursuing three hypotheses: H
resultsData from 213 patients were analysed. Results supported all driving hypotheses. Happiness was positively related to 'positive' personality and, to a lesser extent, negatively related to impact of disease. Impact of disease, in turn, was positively related to disease activity and mitigated by 'positive' personality traits. Impact of disease had a much stronger relation with QoL than with happiness. Happiness mitigated the negative effect of disease impact on QoL.
conclusionOptimisation of QoL and happiness of people with RA requires effective control of the disease process and also improvement of the disease impact domains. Personality seems to play a pivotal mediating role in these relations.
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