ArticleBMJ open2018
Reasons to stop drinking alcohol among patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Sweden: a mixed-methods study.
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- The association between alcohol consumption and osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis and meta-regression of observational studies.Rheumatology international · 2021Pooled it
- Exploring the effect of alcohol on disease activity and outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis through systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2021Pooled it
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- Racial Differences in Multimorbidity and Comorbidities in Rheumatoid Arthritis.Arthritis care & research · 2023Article
- Interplay of Environmental, Individual and Genetic Factors in Rheumatoid Arthritis Provocation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- The effects of alcohol consumption and its associations with disease activity among 979 patients with inflammatory arthritis.RMD open · 2021Article
- Endothelial Dysfunction and Extra-Articular Neurological Manifestations in Rheumatoid Arthritis.Biomolecules · 2021Review
- The impact of chronic widespread pain on health status and long-term health predictors: a general population cohort study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
- A Swedish register-based, long-term inception cohort study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis - results of clinical relevance.Open access rheumatology : research and reviews · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe aims were to identify patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who had stopped drinking alcohol and compare them with patients drinking alcohol, and to explore reasons for stopping drinking alcohol.
designA sequential explanatory mixed methods design was used.
settingSix rheumatology clinics in Southern Sweden Better Anti-Rheumatic FarmacOTherapy cohort.
participantsA total of 1509 patients completed the questions about alcohol and were included in the study. 86 of these had stopped drinking alcohol and 72 responded to the open question and their answers were analysed with qualitative content analysis. OUTCOME MEASURES: The quantitative data were from a cross-sectional survey assessing disease severity, physical function (Health Assessment Questionnaire, HAQ) and health-related quality of life (EuroQol five dimensions, EQ5D), pain, fatigue, patient global assessment (PatGA) and lifestyle factors, for example, alcohol. The questions assessing alcohol included an open question 'Why have you stopped drinking alcohol?'
resultsThe patients who stopped drinking alcohol were older (median (min-max) 69 (36-90) vs 66 (23-95), p=0.011), had worse HAQ (1.00 (0-2.75) vs 0.50 (0-3.00), p<0.001), worse EQ5D (0.69 (-0.02-1.00) vs 0.76 (-0.58-1.00), p<0.001) worse PatGA (5 (0-10) vs 3 (0-10), p<0.001), more pain (5 (0-10) vs 3 (0-10), p<0.001) and more fatigue (6 (0-10) vs 4 (0-10), p<0.001 compared with patients drinking alcohol. The qualitative content analysis revealed five categories describing reasons for patients with RA to stop drinking alcohol: illness and treatment; health and well-being; work and family; faith and belief; and dependences and abuse.
conclusionsThe patients who had stopped drinking had worse physical functioning and higher levels in pain-related variables. Most stopped drinking due to their illness or a desire to improve health.
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