ArticleArthritis care & research2026
Financial Distress and Its Determinants in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
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- Financial toxicity among US adults with rheumatic disease and prior cancer: a nationally representative cross-sectional study.Clinical rheumatology · 2026Article
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objectiveTo quantify the degree of financial distress and identify its determinants in adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) given the frequent prolonged use of expensive disease-modifying therapies.
methodsWe identified adults enrolled in the FORWARD databank with either RA or noninflammatory musculoskeletal disease (NIMSKD) completing the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity (FACIT-COST) questionnaire. In this cross-sectional study, FACIT-COST was analyzed as a continuous (higher score indicates less financial distress) and binary variable (presence of financial distress with threshold <26). Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) was applied to linear and logistic regression to select covariates for inclusion in multivariable models.
resultsParticipants with RA (n = 2,277) had lower FACIT-COST scores, indicating greater financial distress, than those with NIMSKD (n = 1,340) (mean of 30.2 ± SD 9.4 vs mean of 34.0 ± SD 8.4; unadjusted P < 0.001). Assessed as a binary outcome, financial distress was more frequent in participants with RA than participants with NIMSKD (29% vs 15%; unadjusted P < 0.001). Differences in financial distress by diagnosis persisted following multivariable adjustment. Among those with RA, determinants identified in multivariable models included depression (adjusted odds ratio 1.12; 95% confidence interval 1.09-1.16) and disease severity.
conclusionFinancial distress is prevalent in adults with RA and appears to be greatest in those with comorbidities, specifically depression, identifying a potential area for intervention. Notably, expensive biologic or targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs were not associated with FACIT-COST scores.
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